Holiday season is almost here and Santa Fe National Forest is offering the public the chance to cut down a Christmas tree. Families can create some great memories and get a tree for the holidays with the purchase a permit online or in person from a variety of Forest Service offices starting Nov. 9 and […]
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PRC Hearings Scheduled for Natural Gas Plant Near Rio Rancho
The public will have its chance to weigh on a controversial natural gas storage facility proposal for Rio Rancho. At the Bernalillo County Commission meeting on Oct. 23, public members spoke out against building the New Mexico Gas Company plant that would be built near Albuquerque neighborhoods and schools. The Commission voted 4-1 to oppose […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Housing & Homelessness
Horse Fest Gallops Into Corrales
EQUUS Film & Arts Fest is galloping its way into the Corrales and Albuquerque on Nov. 16-19. The Fest that made it possible to share every horse’s story whether that be through film, art, or literature originally opened its doors in 2013 in the historic Arcada Theater in the town of St. Charles, Illinois. It […]
Posted inFederal Government & Congress, Local Government, Uncategorized
Resolution Found for Whispering Pines
The Whispering Pines Senior Center saga seems to have taken a turn for the positive as Bernalillo County officials have committed to upgrading a nearby building and use it as a new meal and activity site in Chilili. The county plans to renovate a former fire station – that is located about 10 miles south […]
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Bernalillo’s El Zócalo Plaza Receives State Funds for Tourism Push
New Mexico Tourism Dept.’s Destination Forward program provides grant to El Zócalo Plaza in Bernalillo, NM.
Posted inStatewide News, Westside Albuquerque
Commission Approves $275 Million Bond to Build Solar Plan
Construction of a Sandoval County solar power generation plant from which PNM will buy power to provide to the Meta data center in Los Lunas received unanimous approval from the Sandoval County Commission on Wednesday (Oct. 25). The commission authorized the issuance of $275 million in Industrial Revenue Bonds to build the NMRD IV Project […]
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Game Commission Approves New Cougar and Bear Limits
The New Mexico Game Commission unanimously approved new cougar and bear limits on how many can be killed by hunters during Friday meeting.
Posted inFederal Government & Congress
Martha Liebert Library Honored as Bernalillo “Cultural Center”
The Library Director at Martha Liebert Public Library receives the NMLA Community Achievement award from the New Mexico Library Association.
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Will New Mexico Get a Wet Winter? Signs Point to…
This week brought trick or treaters and the first sub-freezing temps to central New Mexico. Those freezing temps came earlier than normal, according to the National Weather Service’s almanac of fall freeze dates. So does that mean more cold (and maybe snowy?) weather is on the way? It depends where in New Mexico your winter […]
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Local Senior Center Advocates Fight Closure
Advocates looking to curtail the planned December closing of the Whispering Pines Senior Center in Chilili are taking their fight to the state and federal level. Bernalillo County officials have said the senior center has a water well issue that cannot be addressed without an expensive overhaul. And officials claim the center’s use does not […]