The water from sprinklers running in the frosty morning Wednesday form icicles that drip from the leaves of this sweetgum tree growing in the Western Area park. Photo by Brint Perera
Icicles drip from leaves on this sweetgum tree Wednesday in the Western Area park. Photo by Brint Perera Read More
COUNTY News:
Two Los Alamos County Councilors, along with the Racial Equity and Inclusivity Task Force, will host a booth at the local Farmers’ Market 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 28.
Market-goers are encouraged to stop by and chat with them about current issues, projects or other topics.
County Council hosts a booth at the outdoor Farmers Market twice per month during the warmer season. This will be the last opportunity to talk with Council at the Market until next year. Read More
LAPD News:
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.
KYLE DAVID NEWELL
Oct. 13 at 2:55 p.m. / Police arrested Kyle David Newell, 22, of Abiquiu in Los Alamos and charged him with failure to stop for a school bus, failure to display current valid registration plate and driving on a suspended or revoked license.
JESSIE NEGRETTE
Oct. 15 at 4:22 / Police arrested Jessie Negrette, 44, of Española Read More
The Lensic News:
SANTA FE —The Lensic announces eight new performances in 2022 in its Lensic Presents series of original programming.
The new events round out the Lensic Presents 2021‒22 Season, which launched in September.
“After many months without live performances, this Lensic Presents season is especially exciting for us—and the energy we’re feeling from audiences has been incredible,” Lensic Executive Director Joel Alberts said. “We started our new Lensic Presents season with a sold-out concert by trumpeter Chris Botti and haven’t slowed down since.”
Tickets to the new events go Read More
LANL Foundation News:
ESPAÑOLA — LANL Foundation has announced it is awarding 35 grants totaling $1.4 million to educational institutions, Tribal communities, schools and organizations serving public school students and educators across northern New Mexico to deliver meaningful programs throughout the course of the next two years.
This latest grant cycle is the largest competitive round of funding LANL Foundation has distributed to date to school and community-based educators and organizations. Each grantee has been awarded $20,000 per year for two consecutive years totaling $40,000. Read More
Forty local therapists, school counselors, resource specialists and community providers gather Oct. 5 at a ‘Meet and Greet’ to re-connect with one another, share contact information and experiences in order to support one another and strengthen their community of care, hosted by Los Alamos JJAB on the patio at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/JJAB
Local therapists, school counselors, resource specialists and community providers gather Oct. 5 at a ‘Meet and Greet’ hosted by Los Alamos JJAB on the patio at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy/JJAB
By NICOLE RADDU FERRY
CHAIR
Los Alamos JJAB
White Rock Presbyterian Church (WRPC) is hosting a ‘Not-Just-Junk-In-Your-Truck’ sale 8 a.m. to noon
Saturday, Oct. 23 to benefit Afghan refugees. White Rock Presbyterian Church is at 310 Rover Blvd. Courtesy/WRPC Read More
NMHED News:
SANTA FE — Future New Mexico dental students will have something to smile about thanks to a partnership between the New Mexico Higher Education Department (NMHED) and Texas Tech University’s Hunt School of Dental Medicine in El Paso.
In an agreement between NMHED and Hunt School of Dental Medicine announced Tuesday in Las Cruces, the agency will cover the difference between in-state and out-of-state tuition for two New Mexico students who otherwise would be required to pay the higher out-of-state tuition to attend the Texas school. The funds, provided by the New Mexico Legislature, Read More
By MICHAEL ADAMS
On behalf of the RJAAC
Racial Justice Action Advisory Council of Los Alamos (RJAAC) was formed in the summer of 2020 as a loosely organized group of community members interested in having a positive impact on race relations in Los Alamos. As a group, we have developed the following mission and vision statements that we use to guide our work.
Mission: RJAAC disrupts racism in the communities of Northern New Mexico. Our purpose is to dismantle racism in education, policy, and practice and build an empowered space of intersectional racial equity.
Vision: A world without racism is Read More
Human Trafficking Institute News:
This week, the Human Trafficking Institute (THTI) is rolling out the 2020 State Reports, which provide an overview of 2020 federal human trafficking prosecutions in all 50 states, four U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
For the first time, the 2020 State Reports compile data from every federal criminal human trafficking prosecution in each state since 2000, the year the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) was passed into law.
In New Mexico, zero new criminal human trafficking cases were filed in federal courts in 2020. Two defendants Read More