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The Independent News: Feb. 9, 2024
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New police oversight board meets after year hiatus
After more than a year, the city’s Civilian Police Oversight Advisory Board met Feb. 8 to get organized on how to go about clearing a backlog of more than 82 civilian complaints against the Albuquerque Police Department. This was their first meeting in more than a year after city councilors did a major revamp of […]
County’s Dem party headquarters moves to Corrales
The Democratic Party of Sandoval County has settled into Corrales. The party moved its headquarters from Rio Rancho to office space they say is three times as big at the beginning of the year. The office is on the second floor of Territorial Plaza, an office park just south of the recreation center, located at […]
State Sen. McKenna won’t run for reelection
By all accounts, including her own, State Senator Brenda McKenna was preparing to launch her reelection campaign as soon as she finished serving in the state legislature later this month. She was posting updates to her constituents online and her campaign finance reports showed that she was raising small dollar contributions from supporters during the most recent […]
Placitas Studio Tour Enters Its 27th Year
Twenty-six years ago, a small group of artists created the first Placitas Studio Tour, which has become one of the most highly-anticipated annual studio tours in New Mexico. What makes the Placitas Studio Tour unique among all other artist tours around the state is not that the art is created in Placitas, but artists living […]
County Commission Chairman Deposed in Gerrymandering Lawsuit
Sandoval County Commission Chairman David Heil was scheduled to give a deposition Jan. 29 in a case alleging that the Commission approved gerrymandered boundaries to give Republican candidates an advantage. The lawsuit was brought by the Democratic Party of Sandoval County, Democratic elected officials, a voter and two pueblos: Jemez and San Felipe. The plaintiffs […]
Beloved Edgewood restaurant closes, new eatery opens next month
A new restaurant, Lil Mama’s Restaurant, has plans to open in Edgewood in March, in a spot which previously had the East Mountain Grill, also known as Katrinah’s East Mountain Grill, on 150 State Road 344. The East Mountain Grill was a beloved restaurant in the community for years, but in November of last year […]
Beloved Edgewood restaurant closes, new eatery opens next month
A new restaurant, Lil Mama’s Restaurant, has plans to open in Edgewood in March, in a spot which previously had the East Mountain Grill, also known as Katrinah’s East Mountain Grill, on 150 State Road 344. The East Mountain Grill was a beloved restaurant in the community for years, but in November of last year […]
Moriarty Pintos power past Pojoaque for ‘huge’ district victory
The Moriarty Pintos picked up their biggest win of the season Feb. 3 against the visiting Pojoaque Valley Elks. Moriarty’s Jordan Brown sank four 3-point baskets in the first half of the contest and added another one early in the fourth quarter. But it was Brown’s sixth 3-pointer with just over a minute left in […]