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Iris Street Offsite Work Winding Down

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

Memorial Celebration of Dr. George Cowan’s Life is May 20

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

SAR Conference Featured High-Angle Rescues

Edit: May 9th, 8 a.m. – three additional photos added.

SAR News:

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

Los Alamos Police Blotter: April 27 to May 2, 2012

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

Pill Drive Collects Record 276 Tons

DEA News:
 
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.
 
On April 28, citizens turned in a record-breaking 552,161 pounds (276 tons) of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at the 5,659 take-back sites that were available in all 50 states and U.S. territories.
 
Los Alamos Police Capt. Randy Foster reported that local detectives received 8.5 pounds of unwanted or expired medications at the Drug Take Back booth set up at the Los
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LASO, LANS Earn NNSA Quarterly Awards

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

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Chamber Golf Tournament to Benefit United Way

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

Lunch with a Leader Set for Thursday

The League of Women Voter’s monthly Lunch with a Leader is set for 11:45 a.m., Thursday May 10 at the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) on Orange Street.

Carol A. Clark of the Los Alamos Daily Post is the featured leader. Clark has covered local news in Los Alamos for nearly a decade.

She also produces and hosts the science program, Behind the White Coat, which airs on PAC 8 and UCTV and has hosted the radio program, Safety and Security Matters broadcast on KRSN AM 1490 since 2003. Clark studied journalism with a specialization in print media at UCLA. She has lived in Los Alamos for Read More

Hasbrouck Wins Bandelier Photo Contest

Richard T. Hasbrouck of Truchas won first place in the 2013 Bandelier Annual Pass Photo and Art competition. His winning photo was among 96 entries submitted by 33 photographers and artists from across the United States and exhibited at Fuller Lodge recently. Hasbrouck, a retired electrical engineer from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, won an annual park pass, a copy of the award-winning movie Sky Island, narrated by Meryl Streep and N. Scott Momaday and he and his family also will receive a personal tour of Bandelier National Monument guided by Park Superintendent Jason Lott. Courtesy/Richard Read More