By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Residents in two Sandoval County mountain communities must leave their homes immediately as firefighters battle a growing wildland blaze near Battleship Rock in the Jemez Mountains. Sandoval County Fire Rescue confirmed an evacuation GO order — meaning leave now — is in effect for Sierra Los Pinos and Vallecitos. The […]
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Rio Rancho council takes up 350-home development, water rights purchase Thursday
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho’s Governing Body meets Thursday with decisions on the table that will shape the city’s growth for years — including a 350-home subdivision, a water rights purchase and a cluster of zoning changes that range from a new fitness center to a Maverik gas station. The council returns to […]
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Showdown at City Hall: Residents prepare for June 25 vote on gas station
By Tristen Critchfield A proposed gas station in Rio Rancho has been met with strong opposition from residents of a nearby neighborhood. Now, many of those residents are distributing flyers and gathering signatures on a petition to stop a proposed Maverik convenience store ahead of a Governing Body vote on June 25. Neighbors filed the […]
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Create or die: Arts Hub teaches financial literacy to artists in weekend workshop
By Sara Atencio-Gonzales, The Paper – For many artists, pursuing a creative career can mean navigating an unpredictable income, balancing multiple jobs and figuring out financial planning without the benefit of traditional employment structures. A free upcoming workshop hosted by Arts Hub hopes to make that process a little easier. “Building Your Financial Future,” led […]
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Bernalillo revamps fire chief role to boost recruitment
By Rodd Cayton, Sandoval Signpost In a move Mayor Jack Torres says will improve the candidate pool, town councilors in Bernalillo Monday approved a change to how the fire chief will be employed. The 3-1 vote changes the position from serving at the pleasure of the mayor and council to a regular employee, who cannot […]
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Sandoval County commissioners set to vote on elected official pay commission, hospital mil levy deal
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Sandoval County residents will soon have a say — at least indirectly — in what their elected officials earn, under a new salary commission the Board of County Commissioners is poised to create at its Wednesday meeting. Commissioners meet at 6 p.m. at 1500 Idalia Road, Building D, in Bernalillo. […]
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Barbara Loop reconstruction starts Monday — expect detours through January
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Drivers who use Barbara Loop between Sara Road and NM 528 should find another way to work starting Monday — the city is tearing the road apart and won’t put it back together until January. Rio Rancho kicks off a $3,273,113.85 reconstruction project June 29 that will strip and replace […]
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Albuquerque man charged with stealing $23K in copper wire from Intel construction site
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. An Albuquerque man faces a felony larceny charge after Rio Rancho police say surveillance video caught him repeatedly stealing copper wire from an Intel construction site — then selling it to Albuquerque scrap metal dealers for nearly $10,500. A criminal complaint filed June 17 in Sandoval County Magistrate Court alleges […]
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Rio Rancho could score its first indoor soccer facility
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Rio Rancho families who drive to Albuquerque for indoor soccer could soon have a home-field option — if the city approves a rezoning request set for Tuesday’s Planning and Zoning Board meeting. Developer Steven Kraemer, who operates two Albuquerque-area soccer facilities including the 25-year-old International Indoor Soccer Arena, wants to […]
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Corrales council set to fill vacant seat, weigh fireworks ban, PNM deal
By Kevin Hendricks, The Paper. Corrales residents could see their village council seat filled and their Fourth of July fireworks banned — both in the same meeting Tuesday. The Village of Corrales Governing Body meets at 6:30 p.m. at Council Chambers, 4324 Corrales Road, with a packed agenda that includes nominating Lisa Brown to fill […]