Carol A. Clark

ACT Extending Friday Bus Service For Summer Concerts

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COUNTY News:

Ride Atomic City Transit to the Los Alamos Summer Concerts at Ashley Pond all summer. The 2026 summer concert bus schedule extends service on three fixed routes to allow concert goers to leave their car at home and avoid parking hassles or a long walk to Ashley Pond. The special bus service hours begin on Friday, May 22, and run through Aug. 28, 2026.

Extended schedules for the North Community, North Mesa, and White Rock routes will be available to serve those who want to ride the bus to and from the summer concerts. The extended Route 4, Route 6, and White Rock fixed routes will circulate Read More

Board Of Public Utilities To Hold Regular Meeting May 20

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COUNTY News:

The Board of Public Utilities will hold a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 20 in the Boards & Commissions Conference Room #110. 

The agenda is attached and the complete packet is available here. 

Members of the public may view proceedings online or attend and provide public comment in person or via Zoom. You may also watch BPU Meetings at ladpu.com/BPULiveProceedings.  Read More

Community Invited To Fire Station #4 Groundbreaking

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COUNTY News:

The community is invited to join Los Alamos County to celebrate the start of construction of the replacement for Fire Station #4 at 4401 Diamond Drive.

A groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, and the community will learn more about this important improvement to the local first response network.

The replacement project is much needed to modernize the station. The new LEED Gold Certified facility will provide co-ed spaces, which the current building lacks, for up to 10 first responders and will have dedicated space for EMS, public education, honor Read More

C’YA Announces Winners Of 2026 Mikey Aslam Scholarship

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Scholars, from left to right: Madalyn Baily, Dayja Fellers, and Gus Ovaska. Courtesy photo

By BERNADETTE LAURITZEN
Executive Director
Champions of Youth Ambitions

Champions of Youth Ambitions is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Mikey Aslam Scholarship. This year, the Aslam family will send off three LAHS seniors with a $1,000 boost to their educational journey.

The scholars include Madalyn Baily, Dayja Fellers, and Gus Ovaska. Baily will attend Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, studying Biology and Exercise Science. Fellers hopes to head to Lewis and Clark College, Read More

Robinson: It’s The Economy, Stupid

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By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2026 New Mexico News Services

Our races for governor have entered stupid territory.

We’ve heard about one candidate’s ride on Epstein’s plane, another candidate’s four homes and a third candidate’s lawsuit challenging universal childcare.

Look away from the mudslinging and focus on issues, and you might notice that Deb Haaland, the Democratic frontrunner with the biggest war chest, has nothing to say about the economy or economic development. Two Republican candidates, Doug Turner and Duke Rodriguez, aren’t much better. Both seem to be saying, “I’m a businessman. Read More

Thank You To Los Alamos Co-op Market

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Local photographer Mike Brake of BrakeTime Photography was the featured artist during the last two months in the Los Alamos Co-op Market Artist Cafe. Courtesy/Mike Brake

By MIKE BRAKE
Los Alamos

Over the past two months I had the opportunity to be the featured artist at the Los Alamos Co-op Market Artist Cafe through my landscape photography business, BrakeTime Photography. It was my first ever experience with this type of opportunity and I walked away far more encouraged by the people than the photography.

From day one the Co-op staff and managers were unbelievably kind, welcoming, and supportive. Read More

Peggy Dare Endorses Antonio Maggiore For Sheriff

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By PEGGY DARE
Los Alamos 

My vote is for Maggiore for Sheriff. Although his opponent has a respected history of service to Los Alamos, his opponent is running to eliminate the position of Sheriff totally. Taxpayers should not be funding him to pursue this.

Maggiore wants to do positive work for the community with the position.

The argument is made that the Sheriff in our unusual town no longer has a significant role. Well whose fault is that? We hear: “The police department does all the law enforcement duties.”  But that cannot be.

What is “law enforcement”? Public employees in general work in law Read More

Los Alamos Pride Collective To Celebrate LGBTQIA+ Community With Events June 7-20

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Los Alamos Pride Festival is 3-7 p.m. June 12 in Central Park Square. Courtesy/Los Alamos Pride Collective

Los Alamos Pride Collective News:

June is Pride Month and Los Alamos Pride Collective will celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community with events scheduled June 7 through June 20.

The annual Los Alamos Pride Festival will once again be held 3-7 p.m. on Friday, June 12, in Central Park Square.

This is a family friendly event and all are invited to attend.

 

For more information, scan the QR code.

 

 

 

 

Artwork celebrating the 2025 Pride Festival. Courtesy/Los Alamos Pride Read More

Vivien Chen Seeds Endowment To Support UNM-Los Alamos Faculty Professional Development

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Vivien Chen’s early years as a Biology teacher at Hong Kong Christian College inspired her to create a new endowment to support UNM-LA Faculty. Photo courtesy of Vivien Chen

LACF News:

Vivien Chen, MPH, PhD, is no stranger to life as a university instructor. During her accomplished career in epidemiology, Chen served the faculties of Tulane University and as a department head at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans.

Chen’s teaching career began in her home of Hong Kong after earning a biology degree, but she soon realized she wanted to continue her studies in public Read More