Practice makes perfect and preparation sets the stage for success. Albuquerque Public Schools recently set out to prepare some of the community’s youngest citizens to do their best. The district partnered with local and statewide agencies to show families what’s available for preschoolers and help them decide which options best meet their child’s needs. Allison […]
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North Valley senior housing to see $600K upgrade
The City of Albuquerque is serving up a $600,000 assist to the North Valley senior housing community known as 1212 Candelaria, located near Candelaria Road and 12th street. Officials said the affordable housing project is scheduled for an installation of new water main lines that will service all 50 households occupied by low-income elderly and […]
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Ax-Burglar Resists Bernalillo Police, Uses Household Items as Weapons
It was less than a week after 38 year-old Andrew Rivas got out of jail for assaulting a police officer when he was arrested for breaking into multiple homes in Bernalillo and assaulting more police officers. Around 9 p.m. on Feb. 11, Sandoval County dispatch received a call that Rivas was armed with an ax […]
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AI, road modifications planned to reduce crashes involving pedestrians on East Central
The city is taking steps to reduce fatal crashes involving pedestrians along a heavily-trafficked stretch of East Central by modifying the road and installing safety features to warn drivers when people are about to cross the street. Seven pedestrians were killed crossing Central Avenue between Louisiana Blvd and Eubank Blvd so far this year, Mayor […]
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ABQ gets the state’s first electric car sharing station
Members of Albuquerque’s Public Service Company of New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment Clean Cities Coalition and Sol Housing celebrated the launch of an Affordable Mobility Platform and the first electric vehicle car share program in the state at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday. New Mexico was one of eight states selected for this platform […]
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State budget includes $200,000 for new task force on missing and murdered Indigenous people
This reporting was supported by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T). By Bella Davis/NM In Depth The state budget awaiting Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s signature contains $200,000 for Attorney General Raúl Torrez to create a new task force concentrated on […]
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Shorter breaks approved for next year’s school calendar
Albuquerque Public Schools students will see shorter Thanksgiving and spring breaks next year, as the Board of Education approved a slightly different academic calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. There will also be more five-day weeks of instruction. Students will begin school on Aug. 7 and May 30, 2025 will be the last day of […]
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City Council passes bill to help residents clean up human waste
Giving some help to residents for human waste clean up, sending a message to the state Legislature to reconsider a couple of mental health bills and some lively drumming in honor of Black History Month were the top items at the regular meeting of the Albuquerque City Council on Feb. 20. Clean Up Help Councilors […]
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M’Tucci’s founder and community leader dies after battle with Leukemia
From New York to New Mexico, and through adventures around the world, Placitas’ Jeff Spiegel saw his many businesses and public service ventures as opportunities to improve the lives of the people who worked there and the communities they served. He died earlier this week after a six-year battle with Leukemia, surrounded by family and […]
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Colores de México Exhibit Featured at Placitas Library
The spring exhibit at the Placitas Community Library in March will feature Colores de México. The exhibit will feature figurative, magical and mystical works by Jade Leyva, Armando Adrián López and Enrique Flores. The artists offer narratives that are both unique to the artists’ Mexican roots and universal in their appeal. Originally from Mexico City, […]