Pianist Judith Gordon explores diverse repertory with a wide range of solo artists and ensembles. At her upcoming April 21 Placitas Artists Series concert, she will play piano among five friends: Jesse Tatum, flute; David Felberg & Elizabeth Young, violins; Margot Schwartz, viola; and Felix Fan, cello. Gordon calls the presentation a “Sonic Kaleidoscope of […]
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Nonprofit Brings Adaptive Technology to New Mexico Anglers
In 2005, Dustin Berg started a nonprofit organization called Global Opportunities Unlimited with the mission to “help people with disabilities get outdoors and regain that part of their life.” Berg, who is from Albuquerque, grew up camping, backpacking, rock climbing and mountain biking. In 2003, he was involved in a motorcycle crash, and he lost […]
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Forest Service Proposes Plan to Mitigate Fire Season
Despite the spring winds and the temperature heating up, it’s fire mitigation season in New Mexico. The Cibola National Forest & National Grasslands division is seeking comments for the proposed North Sandia Fuels Reduction Project. The project is proposing several ways to restore, maintain, and improve forested conditions on approximately 2,956 acres in the Sandia […]
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Photography Exhibit Showcases Layers of Memory
Never content with one style of photography, Dana Patterson Roth has recently been exploring encaustic photography; a process of applying hot beeswax onto an image. That’s the focus of her new exhibition, Layers of Memory. Roth says there is something about the wax, the way it looks and feels, that awakens senses beyond sight and […]
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Oops! Typo Could Stop Campaign Before It Starts
The state senate campaign of a high-profile former DREAMer may be stopped before it starts if a judge agrees with a small group of voters that the candidate’s petitions to qualify for the ballot don’t count. A lawsuit prepared this week by Audrey Trujillo, a Corrales Republican candidate for State Senate District 9, and two […]
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The Witches of Abiquiu
Five decades after the Salem witchcraft trials, where over 200 people were accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusets, there was an outbreak of witchcraft in Abiquiu, New Mexico. Dr. Rick Hendricks and Malcolm Ebright wrote a book titled, “The Witches of Abiquiu: The Governor, the Priest, the Genizaro Indians and the Devil,” based on a […]
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A Child’s Garden
It’s “thyme” to start gardening… again for the Placitas Elementary School (PES). After a long break from budget setbacks and a pandemic, PES is bringing back its popular gardening program. The program was started by Principal Joseph Lepre back in 2015, who understood that some parents couldn’t pick up their children right when school ended. […]
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Commission Approves Canvass for Municipal Office Elections
The Sandoval County Commission convened as the Canvassing Board, approved the canvass for the 2024 Municipal Office Elections for the City of Rio Rancho, the Town of Bernalillo and the Villages of Cuba and Jemez Spring on Friday, March 15. The clerks for the four municipalities presented their election results to the commission. Rio Rancho […]
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Placitas Geologist Publishes Debut Novel
D.J. Green never thought about being an author. She never really thought about writing outside of her field of geology, let alone publishing a novel. “Writing a book is a huge undertaking,” Green told the Signpost. “I think I started to be interested in learning about the craft of writing and how to speak to […]
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PRC Denies Application for Rio Rancho Liquified Natural Gas Facility
DANIELLE PROKOP/Source New Mexico In a unanimous vote Thursday, New Mexico utility regulators denied a permit for a proposed liquified natural gas storage facility in Rio Rancho. Public regulation commissioners said the projected $180 million price tag outweighed the potential benefits. “It just doesn’t seem to me that the costs justify the benefits that you […]