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Family YMCA, Kiwanis Invite Community To Free 4th Of July Celebration To Honor America’s 250th Birthday Party

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COMMUNITY News:

You don’t have to run the Firecracker 5K to join the fun!

Following the morning race festivities, The Family YMCA and Kiwanis of Los Alamos invite the entire community to gather for a free Independence Day celebration honoring America’s 250th birthday.

Beginning at 10 a.m., families are encouraged to bring bicycles, wagons, strollers, furry friends, and plenty of patriotic spirit to The Family YMCA for a community decorating party. Participants can decorate themselves, their pets, and their rides before taking part in a festive parade celebration. 

The morning Read More

LANL Foundation Awards $237,000 In Career Pathways, Graduate Scholarships

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LANL Foundation News:

ESPAÑOLA — The LANL Foundation is excited to announce this year’s Career Pathways Scholarship recipients and the first-ever recipients of the National Security Workforce Graduate Scholarship, investing in a talented future workforce.  

67 Northern New Mexico high school students, college students, and adult learners received a total of $152,000 to pursue an associate degree, certification, or professional trade credential. The Career Pathways Scholarship is supported by funding from Triad, the Los Alamos National Laboratory Employee Scholarship Fund (LAESF), Read More

Live Storytelling Event ‘The Spill’ At Samizdat June 22

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COMMUNITY News:

Samizdat Bookstore and Teahouse and Jillian Rubio invite the community to The Spill, an evening of live storytelling, at 6 p.m., Monday, June 22. The Spill will feature a lineup of local residents sharing true stories drawn from their own lives, bringing together a diverse group of voices for a night of reflection, humor, and connection.

Presented alongside the bookstore’s popular Monday Supper Club (known to regulars as “Bean Night”) which takes place at 5 p.m., The Spill will feature a curated lineup of storytellers whose experiences span a wide range of backgrounds, Read More

Op-Ed: Celebrating Our 236th

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By JOHN PAWLAK
Los Alamos

Back in high school, several math-nerd friends of mine and I were in the Debate Club. To tell the truth, we didn’t really like formal debating. Being fans of axiomatic thinking, we just liked to argue!

One year, we tackled the question of “When did the United States of America become a country?” Having battled many math problems in my life, I learned that the declaration of a propositional “truth” was not considered complete until the final victory flag was waved with a QED.

And so we declared the Declaration of Independence to be just that, a declaration, a proposition, a Read More

Los Alamos Commerce And Development Corporation Board Of Directors Elects Officers And Two New Members

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The Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation Board of Directors at its meeting Monday at the Small Business Center re-elected Executive Committee Officers, from left, Vice Chair Craig Wehner who co-owns Los Alamos Landscaping and More, Secretary David Cremer of New Mexico Angels, Chair Carol A. Clark the owner and publisher of the Los Alamos Daily Post, Treasurer Ryan Tatro the Vice President and Relationship Manager at Enterprise Bank & Trust and elected Executive Committee Member at Large Denise Derkacs a former County Councilor. The Board also elected two new members on Tuesday, Read More

Obituary: Hector C. Hinojosa April 30, 1932 – June 8, 2026

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HECTOR C. HINOJOSA April 30, 1932 – June 8, 2026

We mourn the loss of Hector C. Hinojosa, beloved husband, father, uncle, grandfather, great grandfather, teacher, and friend. He passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 8, 2026. He was 94 years old. Hector was born in Laredo, Texas, on April 30, 1932, to Placida and Crisoforo Hinojosa. He had three brothers and one sister when his father suddenly died 15 days before Hector graduated from high school. To help support the family, Hector found jobs when he could while completing his higher education, including the back-breaking work of Read More

Sandia Area Federal Credit Union Partners With Food Depot To Expand Food Access In Northern NM

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Inside the Mobile Food Depot. Courtesy photo

The Food Depot Food Mobile at Sandia Area Santa Fe Branch. Courtesy photo

Food Depot News:

SANTA FE — Sandia Area Federal Credit Union is proud to announce a new partnership with The Food Depot to support access to nutritious, no-cost food for families in need across Northern New Mexico, with initiatives that include the sponsorship of the Food Mobile program.

Food insecurity remains a significant challenge across New Mexico, with more than 350,000 individuals experiencing food insecurity statewide. Across Northern New Mexico, The Food Depot Read More

State Legislators Join Women State Lawmakers, Members Of Congress Demanding Removal Of Rideshare Sexual Assault Liability Shield

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NM Trial Lawyers News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Nine New Mexico legislators have joined 285 women state legislators from 44 states and territories in a letter urging U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to strike Amendment 041 from the BUILD America 250 Act (H.R. 8870). The state lawmakers’ letter lands as 128 members of Congress, led by the Democratic Women’s Caucus, delivered a parallel demand this week – a coordinated federal–state push against a provision that would shield rideshare companies from liability for harm on their platforms, including sexual assault.

The lawmakers note that the amendment Read More

Roadway Rehabilitation Project On NM 96 In Gallina

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NMDOT News:

GALLINA, NM — Travelers in the Gallina area may experience traffic delays as a roadway rehabilitation project on NM 96 is scheduled to begin Monday, June 22.

The project will span from milepost 8 (south of Regina) to milepost 25 (east of Gallina) and is expected to take 15 working days to complete, weather permitting. The project will include the milling and repaving of the existing roadway surface. This structural pavement treatment involves removing the current asphalt layer and replacing it with new pavement to improve road conditions and extend roadway life.

Construction will Read More