A 70-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision in Tijeras. At 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, New Mexico State Police responded to the scene of the fatal head-on collision between a Ford F-150 and a Kia Forte on Highway 337 in Tijeras. The driver of the Forte was David Iacoviello of Tijeras. Iacoviello […]
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Tijeras Man Killed in Head-On Collision
A 70-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision in Tijeras. At 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, New Mexico State Police responded to the scene of the fatal head-on collision between a Ford F-150 and a Kia Forte on Highway 337 in Tijeras. The driver of the Forte was David Iacoviello of Tijeras. Iacoviello […]
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Tijeras Man Killed in Head-On Collision
A 70-year-old man was killed in a head-on collision in Tijeras. At 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 6, New Mexico State Police responded to the scene of the fatal head-on collision between a Ford F-150 and a Kia Forte on Highway 337 in Tijeras. The driver of the Forte was David Iacoviello of Tijeras. Iacoviello […]
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Correction: Election Results
In the March 7 issue of the Signpost, we incorrectly reported James S. Baca won the Bernalillo Town Council set against Sharon Torres-Quintana. Philip Valverde and Sharon Torres-Quintana both won the open seats. Torres-Quintana had 354 votes and Valverde had 333 votes.
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Sandoval County Receives Federal Funding for Renovation, Behavioral Health Projects
Sandoval County received more than $1 million for renovation and behavioral health projects from the $62 million U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján secured for 74 New Mexico projects. The county received $850,000 for the El Zocalo-Sena Building Renovation Project, which was also secured by U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury and $200,000 for a Behavioral Health Planning […]
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Feds, State Fund Wildland Fire Management, Firefighters and Smokey Bear
Drought maps colored in cheerful red, orange and gold are anything but cheerful in their meaning. They confirm what ranchers already know, that it’s painfully dry here. Devastating wildfires in West Texas add an exclamation point. If there’s any good news it’s that Congress and the Legislature are more attuned to the reality of fire. […]
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Cheers For Title IX and Women’s Sports
For me, one of the most exciting sports events in New Mexico is about to get underway – the high school basketball tournament! Prep basketball has long been a community event across New Mexico, from Dulce to Eunice to Belen to Taos to neighborhoods in Albuquerque. I grew up in Hobbs, where boy’s basketball was […]
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Community Briefs
Artists and Crafters Needed! ARTNM! will be returning to Rio Rancho on Apr. 13 and they are looking for local artists to display and sell their work. There is no fee to be a part of this show. The show will be on Apr. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Atrium of […]
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Clerks Detail Cost and Turnout of the 2024 Local Elections
A week after the 2024 Municipal Officer Elections in Sandoval County, municipal clerks can take a breath and look at the numbers. Most of the incorporated municipalities in Sandoval County held their officer elections on March 5, but some are still in the process. Recounts and runoff elections will take place after county commissioners hold […]
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Education wins and loses at the Legislature
The 2024 legislative session contained one big victory for public education and a few disappointments, the head of the local teachers’ union said Wednesday. “In general, it has not been a banner year for education,” Ellen Bernstein, president of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, told CityDesk ABQ. She said the one great thing to come out […]