Edgewood voters will be once again denied an opportunity to decide the fate of a town anti-abortion ordinance that was passed by the town commission in April. In the wake of that decision, a citizen’s group successfully gathered enough signatures to force a special election, but the commission was unable to meet the strict timeline […]
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Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Edgewood Anti-Abortion Measure Not On Ballot
Edgewood voters will be once again denied an opportunity to decide the fate of a town anti-abortion ordinance that was passed by the town commission in April. In the wake of that decision, a citizen’s group successfully gathered enough signatures to force a special election, but the commission was unable to meet the strict timeline […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Edgewood Anti-Abortion Measure Not On Ballot
Edgewood voters will be once again denied an opportunity to decide the fate of a town anti-abortion ordinance that was passed by the town commission in April. In the wake of that decision, a citizen’s group successfully gathered enough signatures to force a special election, but the commission was unable to meet the strict timeline […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
CoreCivic Sued Over Detainee Suicide
The family of a federal immigration detainee who committed suicide at the Torrance County Detention Facility in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against CoreCivic, which owns and operates the Estancia facility. Kesley Vial, 23, from Brazil, was seeking asylum in the United States, but was due to be deported. But in August 2022, […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
CoreCivic Sued Over Detainee Suicide
The family of a federal immigration detainee who committed suicide at the Torrance County Detention Facility in 2022 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against CoreCivic, which owns and operates the Estancia facility. Kesley Vial, 23, from Brazil, was seeking asylum in the United States, but was due to be deported. But in August 2022, […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Placitas
Placitas Library Features “About Women” Exhibition in October
For the October/November exhibition at the Placitas Community Library’s Gracie Lee Community Room, artists were invited to portray women—specific women or imaginary composites—and their extraordinary achievements, physical attributes, historical contributions, and the challenges they face as mother, daughter, wife, partner, friend, dreamer, dancer, scientist, sportswoman, artist, performer, leader, legislator, litigator, adventurer, goddess, warrior, mystic, or […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Sandoval County
County Commission Votes to Be Able to Vote Against Legislative Bills They Dislike
The first half of the September 13 Sandoval County commission meeting included many presenters, and also many comments from various commission members. Commissioner Jay Block urged Sandoval County citizens to ignore Governor Michelle Lujan-Grisham’s 30-day emergency ban on carrying guns in Bernalillo County; Commissioner Katherine A. Bruch celebrated the Valles Caldera; Mike Baker, Chief Public […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Court Resolves Who Owns Bernalillo Acre
It’s only an acre on the Rio Grande, but it was considered no-man’s land, helping to stall an 11-acre residential development on Bernalillo’s west side. The court action—which includes multiple parties and is aimed at settling who owns the acre—just wrapped, clearing a path to prepare the land necessary for new single and multi-family homes […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News
Railroad Safety Projects Quiet Bernalillo
Amtrak’s Southwest Chief flew through Bernalillo recently making less of a roar and more of a whoosh. Roller-bearing axles and welded track instead of bolted sections will do that as steel wheels polish steel rails. The old-timey clickity-clack of track noise vanished some years ago, but now another sound is missing: locomotive air horns. Gone […]
Posted inMoriarty, Uncategorized
Moriarty’s Pinto Bean Fiesta Returns
It’s that time of the year again. The Pinto Bean Fiesta is right around the corner and it is set to be a full day of fun for local folks. The Fiesta originally started in the 1980s to be able to recognize the local farm industry and pinto bean farmers. “It is known as the […]