By Rodd Cayton Repairing Edgewoodโs finances will be a time-consuming process, Town Manager Kelly Hamilton says, but the Town Commission and administrators are taking steps in that direction. Hamilton told the Route 66 Independent that town leaders want the public to know what theyโre doing. He extended an invitation to any resident to meet with […]
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Edgewood at a crossroads: Reboot campaign pushes for disincorporation
By Rodd Cayton Even if the Town of Edgewood is able to fix its financial oversight issues, Former Mayor John Abrams says, residents are still better off dissolving it and getting their local government services from Santa Fe County. โThe town doesnโt have the money to support itself,” Abrams said. โThere are years of failure […]
Corrales road code moving along
By Rodd Cayton Village councilors in Corrales will be dreaming about traffic codes for the next couple of nights, Melanie Romero predicted near the end of their Sept. 8 meeting. Councilors spent almost two hours fine-tuning the villageโs proposed code as it approaches final approval. Romero, the village administrator, recommended that the council have another […]
Get Out: Prickly Pear Fest and more this weekend in ABQ
The seasons are changing. It’s time to engage our senses. Pay attention to what the world is sending your way this pivotal time of year. Fire up the neurons in your brain and take in all that your eyes, ears, etc. are feeding you right now. That’s my horoscope for you this week. Tantalize your […]
Lederhosen, live music and laughs highlight this weekend in Rio Rancho
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. The weekend of Sept. 18-20 doesn’t ease you into fall โ it throws a party. Rio Rancho hosts its own Oktoberfest and two community markets on Saturday, while Quezada’s brings a globally touring comedian for two nights and Albuquerque breaks out the prickly pear. Friday: One More Silver Dollar at […]
Prost! Rio Rancho Oktoberfest returns this weekend
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Beer steins will be raised โ and held aloft as long as possible โ when Rio Rancho’s Oktoberfest returns to Sandoval County Administration Park on Sept. 19, giving local families a full day of German-inspired fun without leaving the city. The Rio Rancho Regional Chamber of Commerce is hosting the […]
Bernalillo County wants to be a good neighbor when it builds housing
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. โ Housing projects can raise concerns in a neighborhood long before the doors open. Bernalillo County wants to start those conversations on day one, bringing developers, property managers and nearby communities to the table through a new Good Neighbor Policy. Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution establishing the BernCo Builds Communities […]
Bernalillo prepares for action-packed Autumn with festivals, tournaments, music
By Rodd Cayton Fall in Bernalillo means residents and visitors will have to work really hard to stay bored for the next few weekends. Parties and events of all types are coming to the town, coinciding with everything from Halloween to the Centennial of the Mother Road. Saturday includes the fourth Enchantment Games, a fundraiser […]
Delicious New Mexico builds South Valley processing and storage facility to help connect small New Mexico farmers with buyers
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. โ A new food aggregation center opening in Albuquerqueโs South Valley aims to give small and medium-sized New Mexico farmers and their homegrown food products greater access to schools, senior centers and other institutional markets. The Delicious New Mexico Aggregation Center is scheduled to open Sept. 18 as an addition […]
Northern Boulevard’s four-lane makeover hits 99% design โ but the orange cones are still years out
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s long-promised widening of Northern Boulevard is nearly finished โ on paper. City officials and their design team told residents last week the Phase B expansion, stretching roughly 1.5 miles from Acal Place to Broadmoor Boulevard, is now 99% designed, though dirt won’t move until property owners along the […]




