Chart 660: Los Alamos County Continues To Lead New Mexico In COVID Cases, Now Second In United States
This chart displays the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses per 100,000 people by county in New Mexico. Los Alamos County continues to lead the state in COVID-19 diagnoses, as has been the case throughout most of the latest surge. Furthermore, Los Alamos County is now second out of 3,006 counties in the United States. Source: New York Times. Created by Eli Ben-NaimOn The Job In Los Alamos: ED Administrator Dan Ungerleider Helping Businesses Find Resources
On the job in Los Alamos Friday is County Economic Development Administrator Dan Ungerleider at the Los Alamos Daily Post conducting a powerpoint presentation on resources available to local small businesses. Ungerleider is conducting this presentation for small businesses throughout the community wishing to expand and those in need of additional or upgraded office equipment and other needs and also for individuals interested in starting a business. He is working together with the Small Business Development Center and the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation to help match Read More
Santa Fe Summer Shakespeare Events July 9-11
SFSS News:
Here’s what’s happening this weekend at The Santa Fe Summer Shakespeare (SFSS) center.
Play Reading:
William Shakespeare’s Tragical History of Frankenstein
by Ian Doescher
- Co-produced by Jean Cocteau Cinema, &Sons Theatre, & ISC Santa Fe
- Doors open at 6 pm, Show at 7 p.m. July 10
- Jean Cocteau Cinema
- 418 Montezuma Ave.
- Tickets are $20
- Click here to purchase tickets!
Join SFSS for a celebration of Mary Shelley’s revolutionary sci-fi novel adapted by William Shakespeare. The Tragical History of Frankenstein will be brought back to life by a stitched together ensemble Read More
County: Public Invited To Meetings On Summary Of Findings For Community Services Master Plan Survey July 13-14
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Community Services Department has been working with a professional consulting team to assist with the development of an Integrated Community Services Master Plan, that will help identify and assess existing programs, services, facilities, gaps, and look at future needs within the community.
The Community Services Department and the Parks and Recreation Board would like to invite the community to a special Parks and Recreation Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 13.
This meeting will be held in-person in room 330 at the Municipal building and via Zoom Read More
Mesa Public Library Presents The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science & The Passion Of Dr. John Mack
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COUNTY News:
The staff at Mesa Public Library presents The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack 7-8 p.m. Thursday, July 14.
This free public program will be presented by author and former long-time New York Times reporter Ralph Blumenthal and reveals a tale that is out of this world!
Blumenthal’s biography of Dr. John Mack—an eminent Harvard psychiatrist and Pulitzer Prize– winning biographer—portrays a man who risked his career to investigate the phenomenon of human encounters with aliens. Blumenthal was an award-winning reporter for the Read More
County Issues Latest COVID-19 Community Newsletter
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has issued this week’s COVID-19 Community Newsletter.
Learn more about the upcoming vaccine clinics, all about Omicron BA.4 and BA.5, and how this week’s data shows what the COVID-19 impact is in Los Alamos County.
Click here to view the newsletter: https://conta.cc/3yOdshX
County: Canyon Road Reconstruction Project Underway
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COUNTY News:
TLC Plumbing and Utility, under contract with the Los Alamos County Public Works Department has begun the first phase of a three-phase road and utility construction project on Central/Canyon Road. Traffic delays are expected.
Phase 1 starts on Central/Canyon at Rose Street and continues to the western driveway of the Aquatic Center. This segment of work is anticipated to be completed by Sept. 8.
Phase 2 will commence on Central/Canyon at the Aquatic Center western driveway and continue to 39th Street. This work is scheduled between Sept. 8 and Oct. 31.
The final Read More
Update: Masks (Recommended) On Bandelier Shuttle Beginning Friday
Passengers will be required to wear a mask to board and ride the Bandelier Shuttle beginning Friday. Courtesy/LAC
COUNTY News:
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced Los Alamos as a “High” transmission zone.
Passengers will be (Recommended) not required to wear a mask to board and ride the Bandelier Shuttle service beginning Friday, July 8.
Atomic City Transit continues to maintain employee and passenger safety by continuing to follow the practices below:
- Hand sanitizer will be available on all vehicles for both customers and staff; and
- All transit vehicles
Route 1, 6 Peak Services Suspended Until Further Notice
COUNTY News:
Atomic City Transit Route 1 Peak service and Route 6 Peak evening service are suspended starting today, July 7 until further notice due to staffing shortage.
Please plan to use regular service Route 1 and 6, which will continue to operate its regular schedule from 5:55 a.m. until 6:58 p.m.
ACT apologizes for the inconvenience this may cause.
Call (505) 661-RIDE (7433) for additional information or use the ACTracker to locate bus routes in real-time. For the specific route service schedules, click here. Read More
Cancelled: North Mesa Housing Committee Meeting
COUNTY News:
The North Mesa Housing Committee meeting scheduled for noon, Friday July 8 has been cancelled. Read More
County Addresses Cost Of Cerro Pelado Fire
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
Wildfires and other natural disasters are expensive. First and foremost, there are the costs to human life and wellbeing not to mention the environmental costs, but there are other expenses that rack up the bill to respond to a wildfire.
Los Alamos County is addressing this right now with the Cerro Pelado Fire. The fire may be considered contained, but the work to address the fire and its costs continue.
Senior Management Analyst David Griego said the most recent estimate of expenses incurred by the County for the wildfire totals Read More
Summer Fun Underway At Splash Pad In White Rock
Kids cooling off at the splash pad Wednesday at Rocket Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Kids having fun at the splash pad Wednesday at Rocket Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com
Kids having fun at the splash pad Wednesday at Rocket Park in White Rock. Photo by Jenn Bartram/ladailypost.com Read More
Los Alamos Summer Concert Features World’s Greatest Trumpeter Shamarr Allen Performing Friday At Ashley Pond
SUMMER CONCERT News:
This Friday, Shamarr Allen returns to Ashley Pond Park for a 2022 performance in the Los Alamos Summer Concert Series presented by Toyota of Santa Fe.
Shamarr Allen is the definition of New Orleans. Hailing from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Allen has influences in jazz, hip-hop, rock, funk rhythms, blues, and country. He is the lead vocalist and trumpeter of his band Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs.
In addition to performing with his band, Allen has collaborated with many renowned artists around the world such as Willie Nelson, Patti LaBelle, Galactic, Harrick Read More
Public Hearing Set For Gas Rate Increase
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COUNTY News:
The Department of Public Utilities is proposing gas rate increases spanning the next four years.
Two public hearings for the rate changes are planned. The first public hearing will take place at the July 20 Board of Public Utilities meeting. If the BPU approves the rate ordinance, a second hearing will be held Aug. 30, at the Los Alamos County Council meeting. The rates must be adopted by the County Council before they can be put in place.
The proposed increases are intended to generate revenues needed for current operations and to build cash reserves necessary for future Read More
DPU Offers Introduction To Induction
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) launched a new program this week to introduce customers to the concept of cooking by induction—an idea that could have a positive impact on the environment.
DPU’s Induction Cooktop Loaner Program puts portable induction cooktops into the hands of customers who would like to try out using induction as an alternative to gas or electric stoves. An induction cooktop uses electromagnets to produce heat through a high frequency oscillating magnetic field.
Eddy currents produced by this magnetic field encounter resistance in iron-based Read More
County: Two COVID-19 Vaccine Clinics For Children 6 Months To Age 5 July 11 & 18
COUNTY News:
In response to the Food and Drug Administration’s recent authorization for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines for children aged six months to five, Los Alamos County and Premier Medical Group have scheduled two vaccine clinics for this special population segment.
On Monday, July 11 and Monday, July 18, Premier Medical Group will administer the Pfizer 6 months to 4 years vaccine and the Moderna 6 months to 5 years vaccine between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Mountain Elementary School, 2280 North Road.
Parents may schedule an appointment by visiting the New Mexico Department of Health Read More
Notice Of Possible Quorum: Library Board ‘Meet & Greet’
COUNTY News:
Members of the Los Alamos County Library Board may attend the ‘Meet and Greet’ for Library Manager Candidates at 6 p.m. Friday, July 8 at Ashley Pond Park.
A quorum may be present, however, no action will be taken. Read More
Grass Installed Saturday Near Leisure Lagoon Project
Rolls of sod are installed Saturday at the Aquatic Center as part of the Leisure Lagoon construction project on Canyon Road. Photo by Amy Birnbaum Read More
County Board Of Public Utilities Holds 2 Meetings July 6
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Board of Public Utilities will hold two meetings Wednesday, July 6. A Closed Session will begin at 5:30 p.m. and a Work Session will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Both meetings will be conducted virtually on Zoom.
Find the Work Session Agenda here: July 6, 2022 Work Session Agenda.
Find the link to the Work Session zoom meeting here.
Webinar ID: 870 8250 1877 Read More
Friday’s Summer Concert Undaunted By Rainstorm
The crowd builds as the evening gets started but so do the clouds. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
As the skies open up the crowd takes cover during the Friday night concert at Ashley Pond Park. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Not deterred by getting wet, this couple dance in the rain. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Santa Fe blues prodigy Alex Maryol whose vocals exude a sweet grit on the guitar opens the Friday night concert. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Headliner Robert Bartko starts his show in the style of George Michael reborn. Bartko is a spot on look alike of George Read More
