The Estancia Rotary Club will host its 29th annual Punkin’ Chunkin’ event on Oct. 11, featuring giant compressed air cannons launching pumpkins for distance. The fundraising event benefits the club’s scholarship program, according to organizers. Participants use large pneumatic cannons to launch pumpkins across an open field, with each cannon painting their pumpkins different colors […]
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Lawmakers invite HHS official to witness healthcare disruptions at Gallup Indian Medical Center
Two New Mexico lawmakers have invited a senior Health and Human Services official to visit Gallup Indian Medical Center to observe what they say are dangerous delays in patient care caused by new Trump administration policies. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández, D-N.M., and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., sent a letter Tuesday to Mark Cruz, a senior […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Westside Albuquerque
Rio Rancho honors 9/11 victims with flag placement, memorial service
Rio Rancho will commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with two memorial events, a flag placement ceremony and an evening memorial service. Volunteers gathered at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday at Vista Verde Memorial Park in Rio Rancho to place flags honoring all 2,996 lives lost in the attacks on New York, […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Town of Bernalillo
Sandoval County community to host anti-fentanyl awareness walk
Community members in Sandoval County will gather Sept. 20 for a grassroots awareness walk aimed at combating the fentanyl crisis that has claimed thousands of lives across New Mexico and the nation. Walk for Lives — United Against Fentanyl will take place at 2 p.m. at Loretto Park, 237 South Camino Del Pueblo in Bernalillo. […]
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Here’s who’s running for office in the East Mountains, Edgewood, Estancia Valley
By Connor Currier In New Mexico, candidate filing day for all local offices was on Aug. 26 and the list of candidates for this year’s local elections is now finalized. The candidates are running for seats in Tijeras, Edgewood, Mountainair, Estancia and Moriarty. Here is who is running for office. Moriarty City Council Municipal Judge […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Town of Bernalillo
Bernalillo Farmers Market set for Friday at Rotary Park
The Bernalillo Farmers Market will once again be at Rotary Park on Friday from 4 to 7 p.m., offering local produce and goods to families in the area. The market, located at 370 Rotary Park Road, which started in June and runs through October, features vendors selling fresh eggs, local honey, tomatoes, zucchini, flowers, bread […]
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New Mexico reports first human plague case of 2025
The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) announced Monday the state’s first human case of plague for 2025, involving a 43-year-old man from Valencia County. The man, who has been discharged from the hospital, recently camped in Rio Arriba County, where health officials believe he was exposed to the disease. Plague is endemic among wildlife […]
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Candidate filing day set for Tuesday
Prospective candidates for municipal offices in Tijeras, Edgewood, Moriarty, Estancia and Mountainair will have nine hours on Tuesday to file their declarations of candidacy for the Nov. 4 regular local election. According to the official proclamation issued by New Mexico Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver, filing opens at 9 a.m. and closes at 5 […]
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Sixth annual Pirate Viking Summer Festival returns to Edgewood this weekend
The sixth annual Pirate Viking Summer Festival will transform Edgewood into a swashbuckling spectacle this weekend, Aug. 23-24, featuring five stages of entertainment, historical demonstrations and family-friendly activities at Wildlife West Nature Park. Festival organizers said tickets remain available for the two-day event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Saturday and 10 […]
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New Mexico had no new measles cases this week, Texas declares end to their outbreak
Has New Mexico won the measles war? It’s too soon to tell but all signs are trending in the right direction, according to the latest data released by the state’s Department of Health on Thursday. Over the previous seven days, the state reported no new measles cases, the first time that has happened this month, […]