Last month, an Estancia family farmer was awarded state economic development assistance to operate a hardware store with plans to expand into Mountainair. Some in the Estancia community are not excited about the news. The New Mexico Economic Development Department awarded Javier Sánchez, owner of Sánchez Farms and Estancia Valley Feed & Supply, $150,000 from […]
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Posted inEdgewood, Housing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Forest Service Looks for Input on Fire Plan
Despite the spring winds and the temperature heating up, it’s fire mitigation season in New Mexico. The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands division is seeking comments for the proposed North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project. The project is proposing several ways to restore, maintain, and improve forested conditions on approximately 2,956 acres in the Sandia […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Mountainair Really Is Getting a New Police Chief
The March 19 Mountainair Town Council meeting began with a discussion of a change to how the town will be doing department reports (moving from a bi-monthly to monthly basis) and the recent flooding by the Mountainair Assembly Of God Church (this will be addressed in detail in a future article.) Mountainair’s Incoming Police Chief […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Mountainair Really Is Getting a New Police Chief
The March 19 Mountainair Town Council meeting began with a discussion of a change to how the town will be doing department reports (moving from a bi-monthly to monthly basis) and the recent flooding by the Mountainair Assembly Of God Church (this will be addressed in detail in a future article.) Mountainair’s Incoming Police Chief […]
Posted inWestside Albuquerque
Nonprofit Brings Adaptive Technology to New Mexico Anglers
In 2005, Dustin Berg started a nonprofit organization called Global Opportunities Unlimited with the mission to “help people with disabilities get outdoors and regain that part of their life.” Berg, who is from Albuquerque, grew up camping, backpacking, rock climbing and mountain biking. In 2003, he was involved in a motorcycle crash, and he lost […]
Posted inPueblos
Forest Service Proposes Plan to Mitigate Fire Season
Despite the spring winds and the temperature heating up, it’s fire mitigation season in New Mexico. The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands division is seeking comments for the proposed North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project. The project is proposing several ways to restore, maintain, and improve forested conditions on approximately 2,956 acres in the Sandia […]
Posted inNew Mexico Statewide News, Pueblos
Judge Sides With Conservative Group In Its Push to Access, Publish Voter Rolls Online
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database, a federal judge has ruled. The opinion and order Friday from Albuquerque-based U.S. District Court Judge […]
Posted inPueblos
Judge Dismisses Typo-Related Campaign Challenge
Judge Allison Martinez contacted Sandoval Signpost on Thursday, April 4 to explain her ruling. She said her ruling was based on the fact that she did not believe that a candidate’s county in which they lived was the determining factor in whether or not voters chose to vote for a candidate. A state district court […]
Posted inCongress & Federal Gov., Pueblos
Photography Exhibit Showcases Layers of Memory
Never content with one style of photography, Dana Patterson Roth has recently been exploring encaustic photography; a process of applying hot beeswax onto an image. That’s the focus of her new exhibition, Layers of Memory. Roth says there is something about the wax, the way it looks and feels, that awakens senses beyond sight and […]
Posted inEdgewood, Uncategorized
The Independent News: April 4, 2024
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