The first megawatt of the photovoltaic system installation on the County’s former landfill nears completion as seen from a vantage point on Camp May Road. This portion of the photovoltaic system is funded by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Organization (NEDO) and supports the collaborative Demonstration Smart Grid project. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Sometime before next month’s high school prom, a diverse group of local community members ranging from educators to law enforcement officials to medical personnel to clergy to students and others will conduct an emergency exercise in an effort to draw urgent awareness to the dangers of distracted driving.
The exercise is called, “Every 15 Minutes” and is an educational experience that reminds youth, parents and community members of the dangers associated with driving while impaired or texting. Read More
LAMC News:
Los Alamos Medical Center CEO Feliciano Jiron cuts the red ribbon in honor of the medical facility’s 60th anniversary Wednesday afternoon. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
Los Alamos Medical Center celebrated 60 years of service to the community with an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday afternoon.
Six decades of photographs depicting employees as well as facility renovations filled the lobby, which was decorated with balloons and tables topped with food, drinks and a big birthday cake.
CEO Feliciano Jiron with his wife and children, Read More
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FBI News:
LAS CRUCES—This morning, Daud Anwar, 29, a resident of Albuquerque who is a student at New Mexico State University (NMSU), made his initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Las Cruces on an indictment charging him with making a false bomb threat.
If convicted of the offense charged, Anwar faces up to 10 years of imprisonment and a $250,000 fine.
Anwar is temporarily detained pending a detention hearing, which has yet to be scheduled.
According to the indictment, on March 3, 2011, Anwar used a telephone and the Internet to maliciously convey false information to the effect that buildings Read More
County News:
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PNM, BHP Billiton’s San Juan Coal Company and the Sierra Club have filed a settlement that would result in an additional, larger groundwater recovery system adjacent to the San Juan Generating Station and the San Juan Coal Mine near Waterflow, N.M.
Filed today with the United States District Court for New Mexico, the settlement needs court approval for the system to be constructed.
Los Alamos owns 2 percent of the San Juan Generating Station (or 7.2 percent of Unit 4) and thus will bear 2 percent of the cost, estimated to be about $200,000.
Under the agreement, a new groundwater Read More
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County News:
Drainage, lead abatement, repairs and repainting of the community water tank above 47th Street and Trinity Drive begins Thursday, according to officials at the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities.
Following drainage of the community water tank, which serves the southern portion of the downtown area, the “Twin” tank located a few hundred feet northward will be put into service for the downtown area between and around Oppenheimer, 9th Street and Central Avenue southward past Trinity Drive.
Businesses and residents of these areas may notice a slight decrease Read More
Krista Salazar makes a catch in Center Field during the game held in Santa Fe. Photo by Alan Kirk
Erin Kirk hits a home run. Photo by Alan Kirk
Monica Teter pitching her third District win. Photo by Alan Kirk
Kristen Christiansen gets a hit. Photo by Alan Kirk
County News:
Los Alamos County will conduct a test of its CodeRED emergency notification system at approximately 2 p.m. Thursday March 29.
The County contracted with Emergency Communications Network to license its CodeRED high-speed notification solution in November of last year.
The CodeRED system provides County officials the ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire County.
Philmont Taylor
“We ‘sort of’ tested the system last week for the HAZMAT incident on DP Road,” said Phil Taylor, Los Alamos County’s Emergency Management Specialist, “but that Read More
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By Carol A. Clark
Los Alamos County Council voted 5-2 to approve a resolution supporting New Mexico’s proposed State Implementation Plan in lieu of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Federal Implementation Plan for reducing regional haze from the San Juan Generating Station near Farmington.
The federal plan requires Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology to be installed at all four of the plant’s coal-fired electric generating units at what PNM’s consulting engineer estimates a cost of $750,000,000.
Los Alamos County owns a 7.2 percent share of unit 4, which meets Read More