East Mountain Gas company moving to Moriarty

Plans are in the works to move the EMW Gas Association offices from its long-time home in Estancia to Moriarty. Owned by the municipalities of Estancia, Moriarty and Willard, the association has been serving the area since 1964. But EMW has outgrown its 2,700-square-foot building in Estancia, said Eddie O’Brien, general manager, and the nine-member […]

APD: A cautionary tale

A federal investigation into the DWI unit of the Albuquerque Police Department and an Albuquerque law firm has resulted in the mayor, the police chief and the district attorney all pointing fingers – away from themselves.  If you don’t follow Albuquerque news, here’s the gist: Albuquerque lawyer Thomas Clear (also chair of the State Public […]

“What we know and don’t know about the APD corruption investigation”: City Desk’s Elise Kaplan joins NM In Focus

NMPBS’ New Mexico In Focus looks at the state of the APD corruption scandal in this week’s episode airing on NMPBS Friday at 7:00pm and again Sunday morning at 7:00am on channel 5.1. Watch the episode online courtesy of NMPBS. In this episode, taped Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, Executive Producer Jeff Proctor asks reporters Elise […]

Community Briefs

February Speaker Series The Manzano Mountain Art Council (MMAC) will be hosting three speakers this month for their February Speaker Series. The three speakers will be talking about topics in their expertise throughout the month of February. On Feb. 10, Alex Arnold will be talking about diversity in the heart of New Mexico. On Feb. […]

Bernalillo hires new Economic Development Director

On January 22, the Town of Bernalillo welcomed Christina Jones to its leadership team, filling the position of Economic and Community Development Director. Prior to joining the Town of Bernalillo, Jones worked with Sandoval County Economic Development and Tourism Department for a total of seven years and three years in the Assessors office. Within her […]

February Placitas Artist Series concert features string quartet

The music of string quartets will fill the air at the February 11 concert at Las PlacitasPresbyterian Church. The program was chosen by cellist, James Holland and violinist, Megan Holland. The Hollands will be joined by violinist David Felberg and violist Kim Fredenburgh, all of whom have been frequent participants in PAS concerts. The program […]