The Bernalillo County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday night to grant extensions for two major affordable housing redevelopment projects, allowing developers more time to secure crucial financing. The projects—Villa Hermosa and Desert Willow Apartments—will receive an additional 180 days to obtain tax credit letters from the New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority (MFA), a necessary step […]
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Measles detected in Roswell wastewater, health officials urge vaccination checks
The New Mexico Department of Health has reported finding a positive measles sample through wastewater testing in Roswell. The sample, collected on June 3, is part of an ongoing wastewater testing initiative being conducted at 11 treatment facilities across the state since mid-March. “While wastewater testing cannot tell us the timing, location or number of […]
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Banking on the future
It’s called the Old Bank, but it’s on the way to a new life. When Wells Fargo Bank closed its Corrales branch in 2023, it left the possibility of an empty building along Corrales Road, the village’s main drag. However, the Village Council, having right of first refusal, bought the building months later. In his […]
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The future of water in Corrales
Corrales Mayor Jim Fahey says it’s important to think about the village’s water future, and that climate change is making long-term planning more urgent. Fahey said Corrales leaders are considering obtaining water rights for the village. Corrales residents, farms and businesses currently rely on water wells and septic tanks, with the exception of a small […]
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Reading 9 to 5: Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library expands to Corrales
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed an executive order expanding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Program across the state. This program will ensure that every child born in New Mexico up to the age of five receives free, high-quality books each month through the book gifting initiative. “Today, we’re unlocking the potential of our youngest minds […]
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Reel Gems – Overlooked Films Currently Streaming: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
By Douglas Wood June 2, 2025 Rated PG Currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ and YouTube Arguably, the scariest moment in Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining doesn’t involve ghosts or an ax-wielding Jack Nicholson. It’s the moment when Wendy (Shelley Duvall) discovers that the novel her husband has been slaving over at his typewriter is […]
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Memory from occupied Denmark
Editor’s note: This is a story from “Unbreaking the Circle,” a military anthology that will launch on June 28 at the Corrales Community Library. By Jasmine Tritten An ominous banging on the front door thundered through our house of Nazi-occupied Denmark in early 1945. Mother and I rushed into the hallway. When she hesitantly opened […]
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New military anthology, ‘Unbreaking the Circle,’ to launch at Corrales Library
SouthWest Writers and New Mexico Arts are set to launch their latest military anthology, “Unbreaking the Circle,” at the Corrales Community Library on Saturday, June 28, from 11 am to 12:30 pm. This follows their previous successful anthology, “Holes in Our Hearts,” published two years ago. “Unbreaking the Circle” features writings from three members of […]
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Gila Regional Medical Center violates waste laws
A southwest New Mexico hospital is in hot water with the state after inspectors found that it hasn’t been keeping up with its hazardous waste. Gila Regional Medical Center in Silver City received a notice in May from the Environment Department (NMED) that alleged it was in violation of state hazardous waste laws. State inspectors […]
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Rep. Stansbury submits $20 million in Community Project Funding requests for Corrales
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) has submitted 15 Congressionally funded community projects totaling $158,450,000 for communities across New Mexico in the upcoming 2026 budget process. As the U.S. House of Representatives begins marking up appropriations bills this week, these proposals aim to address critical needs in public safety, housing, healthcare, education, and environmental protection. Stansbury’s funding requests include […]