Christmas may be over, but Torrance County is hoping there is a late present in the form of a big, fat, cash-stuffed envelope courtesy of Rep. Melanie Stansbury. Stansbury (D-NM) has said that she has $22 million to spend on 11 “shovel-ready” projects within her district and the county commission has several times bandied about […]
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Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
We Deserve Better Water Management
Submitted by Zach Withers, Co-Owner Polk’s Folly Farm I have lived in the East Mountains my whole life. I grew up in the country and now I live in suburbia. Despite the dramatic changes I still love my home and my community, and am not writing to protest people joining. But for a community to […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
We Deserve Better Water Management
Submitted by Zach Withers, Co-Owner Polk’s Folly Farm I have lived in the East Mountains my whole life. I grew up in the country and now I live in suburbia. Despite the dramatic changes I still love my home and my community, and am not writing to protest people joining. But for a community to […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Community Briefs
Senior Town Hall The Town of Edgewood is hosting a Seniors Town Hall on Friday, January 5th from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 pm at the Edgewood Town Hall. All seniors in the Edgewood community are invited to attend to learn more about state and county services including the Senior Center, provide their ideas for activities […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Community Briefs
Senior Town Hall The Town of Edgewood is hosting a Seniors Town Hall on Friday, January 5th from 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 pm at the Edgewood Town Hall. All seniors in the Edgewood community are invited to attend to learn more about state and county services including the Senior Center, provide their ideas for activities […]
Posted inPueblos, Uncategorized
Plane Crashes Near Moriarty
Moriarty Fire Dept. responded to single engine plane crash Tuesday morning. One person was in critical condition. Initial arriving units reported a single engine private aircraft that had gone off of the runway with one occupant out of the aircraft and fuel leaking from the aircraft. The cause of the crash has not been released.
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Plane Crashes Near Moriarty
Moriarty Fire Dept. responded to single engine plane crash Tuesday morning. One person was in critical condition. Initial arriving units reported a single engine private aircraft that had gone off of the runway with one occupant out of the aircraft and fuel leaking from the aircraft. The cause of the crash has not been released.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
DWI Director Retires Amid Controversy
For all the many successes that Tracey Master has had in her 20 years as the Torrance County DWI and Suicide Prevention Coordinator, it is tragedy not of her making that continues to haunt her years later. “There are a lot of great things and I would like to say the great things are what […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Pueblos, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
DWI Director Retires Amid Controversy
For all the many successes that Tracey Master has had in her 20 years as the Torrance County DWI and Suicide Prevention Coordinator, it is tragedy not of her making that continues to haunt her years later. “There are a lot of great things and I would like to say the great things are what […]
Posted inHousing & Homelessness, Uncategorized, Westside Albuquerque
Torrance County Pot Farms Ordered to Shut Down
Two Torrance County marijuana-growing operations have been ordered to shut down and the owners each fined $1 million in rulings announced on Jan. 2. The fines are the largest by far the Cannabis Control Division has issued to violators. “The illicit activity conducted at both of these farms undermines the good work that many cannabis […]