I read with great interest the Independentโs recent article regarding the current legal dispute between the Town of Edgewood and the Moriarty Edgewood School District. I was the District Superintendent in 2013 when the difficult decision to close and repurpose 2 elementary schools was made. As with most such decisions, not everyone was pleased. A […]
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Lawsuit: Estancia Officer With Troubling Record โForcedโ Man Through Barbed Wire Fence with Police Vehicle
A Torrance County man is suing the Town of Estancia and former Estancia Police Officer Milton Torrez, alleging he was severely injured by Torrezโs police vehicle when he was โforcedโ through a barbed wire fence and thrown 30 feet into the air. The lawsuit states that on March 23, 2022, Torrez was investigating a potential […]
Lawsuit: Estancia Officer With Troubling Record โForcedโ Man Through Barbed Wire Fence with Police Vehicle
A Torrance County man is suing the Town of Estancia and former Estancia Police Officer Milton Torrez, alleging he was severely injured by Torrezโs police vehicle when he was โforcedโ through a barbed wire fence and thrown 30 feet into the air. The lawsuit states that on March 23, 2022, Torrez was investigating a potential […]
One in 10 Democratic Primary Voters in NM Chose โUncommittedโ Instead of Joe Biden
After nearly 13,000 people voted โUncommittedโ in New Mexicoโs Democratic primary election, campaign organizers expressed gratitude for being able to feel empowered and in community with each other eight months into Israelโs war on Gaza. As a protest vote to convince President Joe Biden to stop supporting the war, as many as 12,852 registered Democrats […]
Aging Pipeline in Placitas Gets Repairs
Placitas residents, represented by the Las Placitas Association (LPA), have longstanding concerns about an aging crude oil pipeline running through their community. Recent repairs have sparked renewed anxiety over safety and environmental risks. The 66-year-old Tex-New Mex crude oil pipeline is owned by MPLX, a company formed by Marathon Petroleum Corporation that operates energy infrastructure […]
Moriarty Nonprofit Asks for Donations to Help Feed East Mt. Families in Need
A Moriarty nonprofit is partnering with a charitable foundation that helps fund organizations throughout New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma to raise money and help feed families in the East Mountain communities and the Estancia Valley.ย Bethel Community Storehouse and The Carl C. Anderson Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation have issued a challenge to […]
Moriarty Nonprofit Asks for Donations to Help Feed East Mt. Families in Need
A Moriarty nonprofit is partnering with a charitable foundation that helps fund organizations throughout New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma to raise money and help feed families in the East Mountain communities and the Estancia Valley.ย Bethel Community Storehouse and The Carl C. Anderson Sr. and Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation have issued a challenge to […]
Donald Trump tells a group that calls for banning all abortions to stand up for ‘innocent life’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and PETER SMITH Donald Trump on Monday urged a staunchly anti-abortion Christian group to stand up for โinnocent life,โ ambiguously revisiting an issue that Democrats want to make a focus of this yearโs presidential election. The former president and presumptive Republican nomineeโs pre-recorded message praised the work of those attending the event hosted […]
Letter to the Editor: USFS Placitas, Sandia Burn Plans Need 2nd Look
This letter is submitted as reader commentary by the author. Have an opinion? Of course you do! Send it to editor@sandovalsignpost.com Dear Editor: I am contacting you in regards to the proposed “Controlled Burn” that the US Forest Service is proposing in the canyon directly south of Placitas and the San Antonio de las Huertas […]
Weโre Here! Weโre queer! Youโre Used to It!
By DAMON SCOTT / The Paper. Pride marches began 54 years ago in response to a riot that took place because police were brutalizing New York Cityโs gay community at the Stonewall Inn gay bar. Why? Because they had the audacity to gather there. It was a time in America when gays were constantly under attack […]

