EDGEWOOD, N.M. — Santa Fe County officials have rejected a revised ordinance proposed by the Town of Edgewood to fund fire and emergency medical services, warning that the town’s unilateral changes violate their Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) and state law. The ongoing dispute threatens to leave Edgewood residents without primary fire and EMS coverage from […]
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West End Productions celebrates a decade on stage with a return visit from Shirley Valentine
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – West End Productions is celebrating a major milestone this spring with a return to the production that helped launch the company a decade ago. From May 29 through June 14, the company will stage Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell at the North Fourth Theater, once again starring Jessica Osbourne […]
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NM CreativeCon reaches out to state’s artists and entrepreneurs
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper. – New Mexico’s creative community will gather in Albuquerque this weekend for NM CreativeCon, a statewide conference focused on helping artists, entrepreneurs and organizations connect with resources to grow their work and strengthen the state’s creative economy. Hosted by the New Mexico Economic Development Department’s Creative Industries Division, CreativeCon has […]
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Return of the ‘ankle-biters’
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Duke City residents looking forward to patio season may think they got through an unusually quiet spring bug season unscathed, but Albuquerque — currently ranked 38th on Orkin’s Top 50 Worst Mosquito Cities List — local health officials expect to see a spike in mosquito populations very soon. The […]
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City Council ejects speakers in raucous debate, before approving new Albuquerque minimum wage
By Jesse Jones, The Paper. — Burqueños workers making minimum wage have something to be excited about – if they have patience – after the Albuquerque City Council approved a $3 increase to the city’s minimum wage Monday night after a packed and at times raucous meeting that drew so many people that some were […]
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Estancia has water again after line break causes 15,000-gallon leak
Water service has apparently been restored to the Town of Estancia after a cleanup contractor reportedly damaged a main supply line. The town’s website had a one-sentence update (“Water has been restored!”) posted above an announcement of the outage. In a post on the town’s Facebook page, Councilor Albert Lovato wrote that the mishap occurred […]
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Election Day voting gets underway — here’s what you need to know
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. More than 18,000 Sandoval County ballots are now on the books — and polls don’t close until 7 p.m. Tuesday. As of 10 a.m., the county has recorded 18,196 total votes cast, adding 1,741 new in-person ballots to the 16,303 that came in during early and absentee voting. Those numbers […]
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Man arrested after SWAT standoff near Rio Rancho-Albuquerque border following alleged domestic assault
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. An Albuquerque man faces three felony charges of aggravated battery after police say he strangled his girlfriend multiple times before barricading himself at a Westside Boulevard storage facility Sunday, triggering a hours-long SWAT standoff that shut down a stretch of the road near the Albuquerque-Rio Rancho border. Albuquerque police arrested […]
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Placitas drought crisis: Water shut-offs loom as springs run dry
By Rodd Cayton, The Paper. Placitas, like numerous other New Mexico communities, is in dire straits in terms of water supply. The village is looking at severe conservation rules and possibly waterless nights, if help doesn’t come from the skies Harvey Vigil, mayordomo of Las Acequias de Placitas, told the Sandoval Signpost a second consecutive […]
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Wages vs. Rents: Albuquerque council set to vote on historic $15 minimum wage overhaul tonight
By Jesse Jones, City Desk in The Paper. — Burqueño workers and small business owners could soon feel the impact in their wallets as the City Council prepares to vote tonight on an overhaul of the city’s minimum wage law. As written, the proposal would break from the state’s minimum wage base for the first […]