Chris Clark

Y Welcomes Jamie Allbach As Child Development Director

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The Y’s new Child Development Director Jamie Allbach and her daughters Zora and Izzy. Courtesy/YMCA

YMCA News:

The Family YMCA has hired Jamie Allbach as Child Development Director.

“Jamie has a strong teaching and curriculum background,” CEO Chris Daniels said. “And she is a welcome addition to compliment and lead our staff as we restructure childcare and further develop our after school and summer camp programs to meet the evolving needs of the community.”

Allbach was an elementary school teacher in Asheville, N/C from 2006 to 2013, then served for the next three years as the Media Coordinator Read More

White Rock MRA Resolution Passes County Council

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COUNTY News:

The White Rock MRA Resolution passed at Tuesday’s Council meeting. 

This doesn’t mean anything upfront to businesses or property owners located within the designated boundaries, but it does now open up the possibility for Council to pursue more strategic public-private partnership projects that will help spur economic development in the area. 

The next steps will be for Council to issue an RFP for a contractor to develop an MRA Plan (with input from the Downtown Master Plans being developed by Dekker/Perich/Sabatini), the cost of which is fully reimbursable Read More

NMED Cabinet Secretary James Kenney To Testify Virtually At U.S. Senate Committee Hearing On PFAS Today

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Cabinet Secretary James Kenney

NMED News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) Cabinet Secretary James Kenney will testify at 8 a.m. today virtually before the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee during a hearing titled, “PFAS: the View from Affected Citizens and States”.

For more information and to watch the hearing, click here. A link to view the hearing will be posted on that page soon.

Like many states throughout the country, New Mexico is affected by environmental contamination caused by per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The state is Read More

Relationships Energize New Mexico MEP Resources

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IDS Nanojet Subsystem. Courtesy/IDS

Finance New Mexico:

When tech innovator Dave Keicher requested marketing and sales growth services from New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership (New Mexico MEP), the nonprofit organization saw it as an opportunity to experiment. New Mexico MEP helps manufacturers increase their competitiveness and profitability by improving processes. 

Keicher is vice president of Integrated Deposition Solutions (IDS), whose founder Marcelino Essien patented an aerosol printing technology that IDS calls NanoJet. Keicher helped develop the technology Read More

Heinrich To Tour Chispas Farm, Highlight Effort To Empower Farmers, Reach Net-Zero Emissions In Agriculture By 2040

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U.S. SENATE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will tour Chispas Farm in Albuquerque’s South Valley Friday, and discuss investing in agriculture as a climate solution.

Heinrich will be joined by Casey Holland who runs Chispas Farm, a four-acre community-focused farm on occupied Tiwa land, as well as other farmers and stakeholders in the area.

Heinrich recently introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act, sweeping bicameral legislation that empowers farmers with the tools and resources needed to improve soil health, sequester carbon, reduce emissions, enhance their Read More

New Mexico Launches ‘Vax 2 The Max’ Sweepstakes

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NMDOH News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) and the New Mexico Lottery announced today New Mexico’s Vax 2 the Max Sweepstakes, a statewide vaccination incentive program that will make available $10 million in total prize money to New Mexicans who receive their COVID-19 vaccinations, among other prizes and awards throughout the summer.

New Mexicans can register and schedule their COVID-19 vaccinations at vaccinenm.org.

To be eligible for the cash sweepstakes, New Mexicans who receive or have already received their COVID-19 vaccinations Read More

John And Willie Mae Helm Scholarship Fund Available For Los Alamos And Rio Arriba Medical Students

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Helm Scholarship recipient Anna Carroll of White Rock will graduate June 12 with her medical doctorate from Stanford University School of Medicine. She will begin her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Minnesota. Courtesy/LAMCC

LAMCC News:

New Mexico medical students could be eligible for scholarship funds available from the John and Willie Mae Helm Scholarship Fund and the Los Alamos/Rio Arriba Medical Society.

Students are eligible to apply if they lived the majority of their lives in Los Alamos or Rio Arriba county and are enrolled at or are entering this fall Read More

Carmack-Altwies: The Case For Restorative Justice

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By MARY CARMACK-ALTWIES
Democratic Candidate
District Attorney, Dist. 1

The destruction of the Plaza obelisk was a crime. Criminals damaged public property and damaged the fabric of trust in our community. No matter what you believe about the obelisk, we will never forget the images of it being torn down in a way that was chaotic, violent and caused so many hearts to break.

Last week, after months of careful investigation and negotiation between the defendants, their attorneys and my office, a resolution was reached that, I believe, ensures justice for those who committed the crime, while working Read More

SFNF: Wildfire Prevention And Responsible Recreation A Perfect Combination For Memorial Day Weekend

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Courtesy image

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Considered the unofficial opening of the summer recreation season, the three-day Memorial Day weekend usually means a busy time for fire patrols on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF), who understand all too well that more than 80% of wildfires are caused by people’s carelessness.

Complying with Stage 1 fire restrictions in place on the west side of the forest and following simple guidelines for recreating responsibly outdoors will keep everyone safe and protect the SFNF from preventable wildfires this Memorial Day weekend and throughout the summer season. Read More