Discoveries Action Team Newcomer’s Luncheon Today
COUNTY News:- Creating “Little Shops” – an Indoor Mercado where residents and visitors can gather
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Sept. 20-24, 2019
LAPD News:
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.
MATTHEW L. BARUZZINI
Sept. 20 at 3:12 a.m. / Police arrested Matthew L. Baruzzini, 39, of Los Alamos at 2500 Trinity Dr., on an outstanding Magistrate Court warrant from another jurisdiction.
LEON EPPIE VIGIL
Sept. 20 at 5:38 p.m. / Police arrested Leon Eppie Vigil, 25, of Espanola at 20th Street and Central Avenue and on an outstanding District Court warrant.
Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office Registers Voters
Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office staff from left, Election Manager Gloria Maestas, County Clerk Naomi Maestas, Deputy Clerk Victoria Martinez and Chief Deputy Clerk Adrianna Ortiz encourage the public to register to vote Tuesday in the Municipal Building as part of National Voter Registration Day. Ortiz said that 40 people registered to vote Tuesday alone and 20 of those individuals were from Los Alamos High School. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
LACDC Hosts New Mexico MainStreet Tuesday
New Mexico MainStreet Director Daniel Gutierrez and Amy Barnhart, Preservation & Non-Profit Resource Development, visited Los Alamos Tuesday and met with members of Los Alamos County and the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) in the Small Business Center. During the meeting they announced that Los Alamos has once again received MainStreet Certification. From left, LACDC Board Member John Gulas, Executive Director Patrick Sullivan, Chair Cindy Rooney, Assistant to the County Manager Linda Matteson, County Marketing Specialist Kelly Stewart, County Economic Read More
Updated Map … NMDOT Roundabout Project Lane Shift Starts Monday
Updated map showing where N.M. 502 (Trinity Drive) eastbound and westbound traffic will be shifted to the south side of N.M. 502 (Trinity Drive) starting Monday for the section of roadway between Arroyo Lane and east of Tewa Loop. Courtesy/LAC
Traffic Alert With Updated Map:
Starting Monday, Sept. 30, N.M. 502 (Trinity Drive) eastbound and westbound traffic will be shifted to the south side of N.M. 502 (Trinity Drive) for the section of roadway between Arroyo Lane and east of Tewa Loop.
There will be one lane of travel in each direction.
Access to Tewa Loop from N.M. 502 will be CLOSED from Sept. Read More
Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office Celebrates National Voter Registration Day Across Community Tuesday
On the job in Los Alamos is County Clerk Naomi Maestas at a Voter Registration booth Tuesday on the UNM-LA campus. Maestas and her staff spread out across the community to register voters as part of National Voter Registration Day. Local booths also were set up on the sidewalk near Starbucks, at Los Alamos High School, White Rock Town Hall/Senior Center, Los Alamos County Municipal Building and the Los Alamos Nature Center. The slogan for the nationwide endeavor is ‘Register in September … Vote in November’. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Woman Arrested In Little League Embezzlement Case
Staff Report
Police made an arrest today in the case of the missing revenue from the Los Alamos County Little League concessions during this year’s season.
Cmdr. Preston Ballew confirmed this evening that police have charged the volunteer responsible for collecting and depositing that revenue, Janice Lovato, with embezzlement.
League President Magdalen Miller told the Los Alamos Daily Post Sunday that the League Board had reported their suspicions and concerns to the Los Alamos Police Department.
Miller said that as a board committed to the players of the league, they were Read More
Letter To The Editor: Tourism Implementation Task Force Fully Supports Development Of Downtown Hotel & Conference Center
Letter To Los Alamos County Councilors:
The Los Alamos County Tourism Implementation Task Force fully supports LA County Ordinance 695 and the proposed development of a hotel and conference center on the 20th Street extension in downtown Los Alamos.
The Tourism Implementation Task Force was created in February 2018 by Council to implement the County’s Tourism Strategic Plan. This plan was written by the County’s Tourism Work Group with Design Workshop. The Plan was adopted by Council on February 27, 2018. The four focus areas of the strategic plan were identified as: Read More
FLACL Hosts $5 Bag Sale Saturday, Sept. 28
FLACL News:
The Friends of Los Alamos County Libraries (FLACL) is hosting a $5 Bag Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, in the lobby of Mesa Public Library at 2400 Central Ave.
The funds raised through the Bag Sale and the Friends Bookstore directly benefit Los Alamos County libraries in many ways.
The Youth Services Department, which creates and presents programs for ages 0-18 and intergenerational programming, is an annual beneficiary of Friends funding. In recent months, youth staff have added more Lego kits for building programs, materials to create ribbon bracelets
White Rock Crack Sealing Project Delay
COUNTY News:
The vendor performing the crack sealing on Bryce Avenue in White Rock this week had to cancel due to weather and other issues.
They have already issued door hangars for residents in this area. Residents should disregard the door hangars as the crew will not be crack sealing this week.
Weather permitting, the crew will resume work the week of Sept. 30. Door hangers will be re-issued the day before they anticipate resuming the project.
Direct questions or concerns regarding this issue to the Public Works Traffic and Streets Division and ask for Project Manager Scott Halder at 505.412.7854 Read More
County Arts In Public Places Advisory Board Sept. 26
Ribbon Cutting Marks Opening Of Health Commons
House Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler snips the ribbon, officially opening the Health Commons, with from left, Los Alamos County Council Vice Chair Pete Sheehey, New Mexico Deputy Secretary of Health Karin Rhodes, Chandler, Council Chair Sara Scott, Councilor Randall Ryti, Councilor Katrina Schmidt and Las Clinicas del Norte Executive Director Andrea Sandoval, Wednesday at the Health Commons site at 1183 Diamond Dr., Suite D in Los Alamos (across the street from Los Alamos High school, southwestern end of the building). The Health Commons opened for business Aug. 1 and is designed to serveCone Zone: Week Of Sept. 23
COUNTY News:
Road Closures: Atomic Man Duathlon Fat Man and Little Boy Races in White Rock Saturday Morning
The Atomic Man Duathlon Fat Man race begins at 8 a.m. and the Little Boy Race begins at 8:20 a.m. The races should end by 12:30 p.m. The intersection of Grand Canyon at N.M. 4 (at Pajarito Road) will be manned by police officers.
The Foot Race route will begin at Pinon Elementary School and head down Grand Canyon to N.M. 4 to Piedra Loop and back to Pinon Elementary. The Bike race route is similar with the exception they will loop around back to the school and then back to N.M. 4 to Bandelier Read More
Joint Council/BPU Closed Session Noon Monday
LAHS Eco Club Proposes 10-Cent Bag Fee
Los Alamos High School Eco Club Co-Presidents Kathryn Laintz, left, and Lillian Petersen discuss the club’s proposed 10-cent bag fee. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Members of the Eco Club. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
Plastics, especially single-use plastics, are rather villainous. They do not biodegrade, they contaminate the soil and water, pose threats to wildlife, and cause unsightly litter in public places. Meanwhile, paper leads to deforestation, uses toxic chemicals and Read More
Public Astronomy Dark Night Saturday Sept. 28
Pajarito Astronomers News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will be holding a County-Sponsored Dark Night starting at 6:45 p.m. (sunset), Saturday, Sept. 28 at Spirio Soccer Field, Overlook Park in White Rock.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze.
The six planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter (with its moons), Saturn (and its rings), Neptune and Uranus will potentially be visible during the evening. There will be a tour of the late-summer and fall constellations and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. Read More
Ice Rink Improvements Public Meeting Sept. 25
COUNTY News:
The public is invited to attend a public meeting Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Fuller Lodge to review and comment on preliminary designs for the Ice Rink Improvements Project.
The presentation begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by a question and answer period.
Improvements include a new locker room and restroom and improvements to the existing building.
Residents can provide written comments the night of the meeting.
Public comment will continue to be accepted through Friday, Oct. 4 and shared with the design team.
Those unable to attend the meeting, presentations will be available
County Council Considers Property Tax Rates Tuesday
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County Council will consider property tax rates at its Tuesday, Sept. 24 meeting, which are calculated by the State’s Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) pursuant to our local Assessor’s office annual valuation report.
In accordance with the Property Tax Code, property tax rates are calculated for all governmental units within the County that have imposed a tax on property. (The County, Public Schools and UNM-LA, as well as the state.)
State statutes require that the Council issue a written order imposing the tax at the rates calculated by DFA. Using the Read More
County Employees Show School And Military Spirit
Los Alamos County employees gather Friday on the rooftop patio of the Municipal Building for a photo to show their school and military spirit. Photo by Nicholle Cordova Read More
County Board Of Public Utilities Meets Sept. 18
