New Mexico Department Of Workforce Solutions Seeks Members For Paid Family & Medical Leave Task Force
NMDWS News:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) is assembling a task force to develop recommendations for the enactment and implementation of a Paid Family & Medical Leave Act, including the establishment and administration of a PFML trust fund administered by the department.
Under Senate Memorial 1, the task force must include members representing the following areas:
- A statewide nonprofit organization that provides legal services and policy expertise for women and girls;
- A statewide nonprofit organization that provides policy expertise
LAPS Job Fair Rescheduled For Tuesday May 24
The LAPS Job Fair has been rescheduled for Tuesday, May 24. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Tuesday, May 24 is the new date for the Los Alamos Public Schools Job Fair.
This event will be held 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the School Board room located at 2075 Trinity Drive. Anyone interested may complete an application online or on site. Interviews will be held onsite during this time.
LAPS is hiring Instructional Assistants at all school sites for the 2022-2023 school year. This is a great opportunity for parents who want to work during school hours and then be home when the kids are not in school. Instructional Assistants Read More
New Mexico Leaders Meet Taipei Officials In Albuquerque
Front row from left, Rep. Joy Garratt, Deputy Director David Chen, Rep. Patricia Roybal Caballero and Rep. Debra Sariñana. Back row from left, Sen. Linda Lopez, Sen. Bill Tallman, Officer Jack Jheng, Secretary Alicia J. Keyes, Sen. Harold Pope, Rep. Christine Trujillo, Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego, Commissioner Charlene Pyskoty and Commissioner Walt Benson. Courtesy photo
From left, Rep. Roybal Caballero, Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego, Secretary Alicia J. Keyes, Mayor Tim Keller, Deputy Director David Chen and Officer Jack Jheng. Courtesy/NMDP
STATE News:
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Zia Credit Union Sponsors Teen Workshop
ZIA Credit Union News:
Zia Credit Union, celebrating 67 years of financial services and community philanthropy, is working together with Fuller Lodge Art Center to offer a free teen creative workshop at the Art Center, June 20-24.
This workshop, led by author Cat Ozment, will teach story structure by analyzing the skeleton of a fairytale.
This is a great course for both beginner and advanced writers. Participants may enroll by visiting the Fuller Lodge Art Center’s Eventbrite page.
“An investment in our community is the best investment one can make, and there’s no finer investment than in the Read More
Metzger’s Hosts Community Action Fund Thermometer
Chamber Director Ryn Herrmann shows off the new thermometer fabricated and generously donated by Hand Precision Machining, Inc. (HPM) to United Way of Northern New Mexico (UWNNM) for its Community Action Fund campaigns. The thermometer is unveiled here at a recent UWNNM event at UNM-LA and is now on display at Metzger’s in Los Alamos. During the campaign the thermometer will move to various locations around town. Courtesy photo
The UWNNM thermometer now on display at Metzger’s in Los Alamos. During the campaign the thermometer will move to various locations around town. Photo by Marvin Blair/UWNNM Read More
2022 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series Full Season Promotional Video Released … First Show Friday At Pond!
2022 Summer Concert kicks off Friday and runs through Aug. 26 at Ashley Pond Park! Courtesy/ Sancre Productions
The 2022 Summer Concert kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday with Nosotros at Ashley Pond Park. Courtesy/ Sancre Productions
Summer Concert News:
Sancre Productions has released the 2022 Los Alamos Summer Concert Series full season promotional video.
This video provides an overview of concert dates, artist / band music and performance times.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/JCBWgHVgjhs Read More
What’s Going On With Local Vacant Properties?
Aerial view Saturday morning of the Mari Mac Shopping Center where the former Smith’s and other spaces remain empty. Drone shot by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Large, vacant commercial properties in Los Alamos have been a topic of conversation for years. How to address these vacant buildings is regularly debated.
One thing is for certain, looks can be deceiving. While properties like the Hilltop House Hotel and the abandoned Smith’s in the Mari Mac Plaza appear to sit idle, letting time just pass by, the reality is Read More
Petree Garden Center Says THANK YOU, LOS ALAMOS!
By LAURAL HARDIN
General Manager
Petree Garden Center & Florist
As many of you know Petree Garden Center asked for the community’s help last week to move excess inventory in order to be prepared for a potential evacuation and reduce loss.
Los Alamos answered in a huge way, and we are incredibly grateful. We are getting a lot of questions about restocking and how customers can support us going forward. I’m happy to say we are restocking this week!
Plants are arriving daily, and we expect a good selection of all the customer favorites. We are also asking anyone who is still hesitant to plant to purchase Read More
Enterprise Bank & Trust Announces Consumer Loan Payment Deferral Program To Assist Clients In New Mexico Experiencing Financial Difficulty Due To Wildfires
Enterprise Bank & Trust News:
Enterprise Bank & Trust announced today the activation of a Consumer Loan Payment Deferral Program to assist clients in New Mexico who are experiencing financial difficulty due to the wildfires and straight-line winds currently impacting the region.
The program is available for consumer loan clients in good standing, subject to certain terms and conditions. The program allows clients to defer two months of loan payments in order to help clients financially during this time. The borrower’s place of employment, primary residence, or if a mortgage loan, Read More
Attorney General Hector Balderas Announces Arrest Warrants For Violent Retail Crime Couple
Ashley Roybal
From the Office of the Attorney General:
ALBUQUERQUE — The New Mexico Office of the Attorney General’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force issued arrest warrants Thursday for Marvin Alderete and Ashley Roybal.
Alderete and Roybal are wanted in nearly 30 incidents of retail crime from Los Lunas to Rio Rancho, totaling approximately $20,000 in theft and resulting in numerous acts of violence or aggravated assault.
Beginning in November 2021, the retail community began keeping tabs on the couple’s activities after a series of retail thefts that often devolved into violence.
Marvin Read More
