Services aimed at improving the quality of life for Edgewood seniors have not climbed back to pre-Covid levels, but it is something local leaders are looking to address. At a senior town hall meeting Jan. 5, attendees expressed a desire to see greater flexibility in transportation services and more in-home meal delivery for home-bound seniors. […]
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Edgewood Looks to Expand Senior Services
Services aimed at improving the quality of life for Edgewood seniors have not climbed back to pre-Covid levels, but it is something local leaders are looking to address. At a senior town hall meeting Jan. 5, attendees expressed a desire to see greater flexibility in transportation services and more in-home meal delivery for home-bound seniors. […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
Edgewood Looks to Expand Senior Services
Services aimed at improving the quality of life for Edgewood seniors have not climbed back to pre-Covid levels, but it is something local leaders are looking to address. At a senior town hall meeting Jan. 5, attendees expressed a desire to see greater flexibility in transportation services and more in-home meal delivery for home-bound seniors. […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Budget Bonus? Torrance County Commission presents grab bag of funding
Christmas may be over, but Torrance County is hoping there is a late present in the form of a big, fat, cash-stuffed envelope courtesy of Rep. Melanie Stansbury. Stansbury (D-NM) has said that she has $22 million to spend on 11 “shovel-ready” projects within her district and the county commission has several times bandied about […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Budget Bonus? Torrance County Commission presents grab bag of funding
Christmas may be over, but Torrance County is hoping there is a late present in the form of a big, fat, cash-stuffed envelope courtesy of Rep. Melanie Stansbury. Stansbury (D-NM) has said that she has $22 million to spend on 11 “shovel-ready” projects within her district and the county commission has several times bandied about […]
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The first Black woman on the City Council has a vision for her district
Nichole Rogers says she’s going to use her experience inside and outside the system to help her constituents. Rogers was tabbed by voters in a Dec. 12 runoff election as the City Councilor for District 6. This sprawling district incorporates the University of New Mexico, Nob Hill, Mesa del Sol and the International District which […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos
Former Dem. Sheriff Manny Gonzales to challenge Heinrich as a Republican
Former Bernalillo County Sheriff Manuel Gonzales announced Wednesday morning that he will be challenging Senator Martin Heinrich in the race for Senate this year. Gonzales, who was previously registered as a Democrat, switched his party registration on Dec. 15. He is now running as a Republican. It is the second time he has run for […]
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New ABQ Congressional district draws 2 GOP challengers to Stansbury
Will New Mexico’s redrawn Congressional districts present better odds for Republicans to execute a surprise pickup seat? At least two Republicans who previously lost races in the old districts are betting that they can oust incumbent Representative Melanie Stansbury in the state’s new Democratic-favored 1st Congressional District. Steve Jones, a 77-year old Army veteran and […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
We Deserve Better Water Management
Submitted by Zach Withers, Co-Owner Polk’s Folly Farm I have lived in the East Mountains my whole life. I grew up in the country and now I live in suburbia. Despite the dramatic changes I still love my home and my community, and am not writing to protest people joining. But for a community to […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
We Deserve Better Water Management
Submitted by Zach Withers, Co-Owner Polk’s Folly Farm I have lived in the East Mountains my whole life. I grew up in the country and now I live in suburbia. Despite the dramatic changes I still love my home and my community, and am not writing to protest people joining. But for a community to […]