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 […]
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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 […]
Posted inEstancia, Torrance County, Uncategorized
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Wild West Frontier Festival Needs Vendors Yeehaw, cowboy! The Wild West Frontier Festival is looking for western themed vendors for their festival that is set to be held at the Wildlife West Nature Park on June 1 and 2. The festival is looking for arts and crafts, breweries, and food vendors who fit their western […]
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Community Briefs
Wild West Frontier Festival Needs Vendors Yeehaw, cowboy! The Wild West Frontier Festival is looking for western themed vendors for their festival that is set to be held at the Wildlife West Nature Park on June 1 and 2. The festival is looking for arts and crafts, breweries, and food vendors who fit their western […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Jobs, Workers & Economy
Seasoned chef readies restaurant near historic Martineztown
Put your taste buds on notice, Albuquerque foodies. Downtown is set to welcome a new restaurant this summer – Cantina Real. Chef Yolanda Torres said she’s working on a menu that will feel familiar to those who enjoy New Mexican touches, but that will also raise some eyebrows. “I want people to feel like they’ve […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education, Housing & Homelessness
Safe spaces equal safe schools
These days, creating safe spaces in our schools is becoming as important as creating safe schools. Not all on board Some parents at Double Eagle Elementary in Albuquerque are upset at the signage in the school designating where the Safe Zone space is. Specifically, the Pride flag signage. But APS doesn’t have any rules regarding […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
Student art on display
Bragging rights often come with discovering a great new artist. Albuquerque Public Schools elementary school students will be showcasing at an art exhibit that opens Monday. Art is Elementary includes about 1,500 works from students in more than 90 schools across the district, said the show’s coordinator Cinnamon Gentry. The work will include drawings, paintings […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Housing & Homelessness
Q&A: New housing director faces complex homelessness crisis
Gilbert Ramírez took the helm at the city’s Health, Housing & Homelessness (HHH) department Jan. 1, replacing outgoing director Carol Pierce. The position is a high profile one, as the city contends with a dual crisis of increased homelessness and lack of affordable housing. Roll-in additional complexities like mental health and addiction issues and Albuquerque, […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Courts, Justice & Safety
Lieutenant under DWI unit investigation resigns from APD
The highest ranking officer being investigated as part of a corruption probe into the Albuquerque Police Department’s DWI unit has resigned. Lt. Justin Hunt resigned on Wednesday, Gilbert Gallegos, an APD spokesman, confirmed. “I can’t comment further except to say the administrative investigation is on-going,” Gallegos wrote in an email. The FBI is investigating four […]
Posted inAlbuquerque, Education
Language ‘Teacher of the Year’ aims to create real world experience
Lindsay Stomp recalls logging into the first session of her German-language class at La Cueva High School during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stomp, now a senior, said she saw teacher Cathy Gamble speaking fluently in the language and “thought I was in the wrong class.” She wasn’t, though the pace of the class might have suggested […]