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 […]
Communities
Girls with grit: Moriarty High School girls ‘falling in love’ with wrestling
Two girls stand close together in the middle of Moriarty High School’s gymnasium with their arms locked in a firm grasp. The floor is completely covered with a foam mat. Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” blares at full blast throughout the gym. The girls start tussling with each other before plunging to the mat with […]
Girls with grit: Moriarty High School girls ‘falling in love’ with wrestling
Two girls stand close together in the middle of Moriarty High School’s gymnasium with their arms locked in a firm grasp. The floor is completely covered with a foam mat. Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” blares at full blast throughout the gym. The girls start tussling with each other before plunging to the mat with […]
Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center
Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]
Commission Lauds Legislature’s Inaction to Close Detention Center
Torrance County, Estancia in particular, dodged an economic bullet recently when the State Legislature let a Senate bill die on the floor that would have prevented the Torrance County Detention Facility from continuing to house immigrant detainees. Janice Barela, county manager, told the commission last week that the bill passed two senate committees along party […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]