County workers draped downtown Los Alamos in colorful cascading flower baskets Monday … a sure sign that spring is in full swing. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Flower baskets in the back of this truck will soon hang along Central Avenue for the season. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Shoppers have easy access to all downtown businesses despite a temporary pedestrian detour on Central Avenue along the UPEX side of the street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A Ditch Witch works along the sidewalk further down Central Avenue near 15th Street Monday. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Canyon Bar and Grill in Central Park Square has been painted a dark charcoal color and stands out from all the other tan colored businesses in the area. The Canyon Bar also intends to install a new sign soon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
The offsite work on Iris Street from the Municipal Building Complex Project is on-going and is anticipated to be completed in mid to late May. County officials explain that this schedule has slipped some compared to last month’s projections due to unforeseen complications with existing utility infrastructure located beneath Iris Street. Curb and gutter has been installed along the south side of Iris Street and work on drive pads is anticipated to start within the next two weeks. Conduit has been installed along Iris Street and it is anticipated that Los Alamos County electrical crews along Read More
A memorial celebration of Dr. George Cowan’s life and achievements will be held from 1-4 p.m. in the Lumpkins Ballroom of the La Fonda Hotel in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Sunday, May 20.
Dr. Cowan, 92, renowned scientist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist passed away at his home on April 20.
Dr. Cowan, a Massachusetts native, participated in the Manhattan Project and had been a scientist and researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory since 1949.
Dr. Cowan served on numerous boards in his lifetime and was appointed to the White House Science Council during the Reagan administration. Read More
Edit: May 9th, 8 a.m. – three additional photos added.
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New Mexico Search and Rescue volunteers practice high and low angle rescues during Saturday’s portion of last weekend’s three-day conference at Buffalo Thunder. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
The New Mexico Search and Rescue Council (NMSARC) hosted its annual training event – ESCAPE (Emergency Services Annual Preparedness Event for search and rescue volunteers last weekend at the Buffalo Thunder Resort in Pojoaque.
More than 200 volunteers from Read More
The following information is provided by the Los Alamos Police Department.
Neither arrests nor charges indicate a conviction, and neither means that a person is guilty of the charges filed against them
April 27 at 10:23 a.m. / A 53-year-old Los Alamos man reported that he was the victim of larceny in the 400 block of Central Avenue. The estimated loss is less than $250.
April 27 at 11:39 a.m. / Police received the report of a forgery in the 1000 block of Trinity Drive. The estimated loss is unknown.
April 27 at 2 p.m. / Police charged a 16-year-old Los Alamos boy with possession of drug paraphernalia Read More
The American people have again responded overwhelmingly to the most recent DEA-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency. 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Defense Programs today announced the recipients of the Defense Programs’ Employee of the Quarter Awards.
“The Defense Programs Employee of the Quarter Awards highlight the talent and expertise of the men and women from throughout the national nuclear security enterprise who promote our nuclear security agenda,” said Don Cook, NNSA’s Deputy Administrator for Defense Programs. “The contributions, hard work and strong leadership from each recipient are large reasons for the many successes that NNSA Defense Programs
On Friday, May 11, the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is hosting a golf tournament to benefit the United Way of Northern New Mexico (serving Los Alamos and Rio Arriba counties).
The tournament will be a “shot gun start” at 1pm at the beautiful Black Mesa Golf Course. Black Mesa is ranked 4 nationally and are pleased to be able to invite the public.
You need not be a Chamber of Commerce member to play.
United Way’s mission is to engage human and financial resources to improve the quality of life of the people in the communities they serve in Northern New Mexico.United Way reports that 22 local, direct-service Read More