Christine Chandler Receives Top Three Newspaper Endorsements For House District 43 Seat
The Albuquerque Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican and Santa Fe Reporter join more than 20 other organizations endorsing Christine Chandler of Los Alamos for House Dist. 43. Courtesy/Christine4nmhouse
From the Christine4nmhouse Campaign:
- Albuquerque Journal, Santa Fe New Mexican And Santa Fe Reporter endorse Christine Chandler for New Mexico House Dist. 43
Democrat Christine Chandler from Los Alamos has been endorsed by all three papers participating in legislative endorsements this election cycle for House District 43.
Along with more than 20 other organizations, the Albuquerque Journal, Read More
County Senior Management Team Appear As Ghostbusters At Employee Appreciation Luncheon
Members of the Los Alamos County Senior Management Team appear as the Ghostbusters at this year’s Halloween employee appreciation luncheon today at Fuller Lodge. Courtesy photo Read More
Izraelevitz: Proud Of Service Among The Best People
By DAVID IZRAELEVITZWhat makes for good government? Is it being responsive to local needs and expectations? Is it being fiscally responsible and a good steward of tax dollars? Or strategic planning that moves a community forward? Yes, all these things, but as the campaign season ends and my continued service is in the hands of you, the voters of Los Alamos, I want to talk about the most important component of government, and one that I have been most proud to serve with. We have some of the best people working for the County.
As the only incumbent Read More
Robinson: Thank You For Being Engage In The Issues
By JAMES ROBINSONDemocratic Candidate
It is hard to believe that we are down to the last week of this election cycle, and I want to thank everyone for their patience during this long campaign.
Elections seem to come earlier and earlier, but the people of Los Alamos have been fantastic in inviting me, and my fellow candidates to speak to as many different groups as we possibly could.
For me, it seems like yesterday that me and my fellow candidates were all crammed in the municipal building after declaring our candidacies, patiently waiting for our ballot position in the primary. Read More
Democrats Host Booth At Trick Or Treat On MainStreet
U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Luján has become a regular at Trick or Treat on MainStreet and brought along his little monster sidekick to help distribute candy to the massive crowd Friday on Central Avenue in downtown Los Alamos. Courtesy photo
Democratic candidates distributing candy to trick-or-treaters Friday, from left, Council candidates James Robinson in his Spider-Man costume, Randall Ryti and Sara Scott, Dist. 43 Rep. Christine Chandler, Council candidate David Izraelevitz and Municipal judge candidate Elizabeth Allen. Courtesy photo
Wonder Woman, AKA Andrea Determan poses with a powerful Read More
Letter To The Editor: Sara Scott Will Serve Interests, Well-being Of Our Residents
By MOLLY CERNICEKI have coached Sara Scott’s children in soccer; I am her neighbor; and I have worked with her in LANL’s Russian programs. Sara is approachable, inclusive and makes decisions based on a carefully considered consensus of all stakeholders.
Sara has lived, worked, built friendships, recreated, and raised a family here over the past 30 years. She loves this community and will serve the interests and well-being of its residents.
Join me in supporting Sara Scott for the Los Alamos County Council. Here are others that I know support Sara as well:
Laura and Roy Bohn, Laura and Read More
Letter To The Editor: The Lab, The County, And GRT
By GEORGE HAGEDORN
I think the county has been looking at the Lab GRT issue as the glass being half empty verses being half full.
If the government would have closed down the Lab after WWII and moved out of town, Los Alamos would most likely now be a one horse town at the end of the road. The major employer would most likely be a seasonal boys ranch. Because the Lab stayed in business the county has over 18,000 population with about 8,000 households and a proportionate number of businesses/commercial properties to service this population.
The population pays sales taxes on the goods Read More
Kiwanians Perform Community Service At Eco Station
Today is ‘Kiwanis One Day’ in which Kiwanis organizations perform community service. The Kiwanis Club of Los Alamos is fulfilling that commitment and at the same time helping Los Alamos High School Key Club members complete their ‘Single Service Project’. The group is gathered this morning to fill recycled bottles at the Los Alamos Eco Station, which are then stacked into wire cages called ‘gabion baskets’ that aid in erosion prevention at the local landfill site. Courtesy/Kiwanis Read More
State Police Announces Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across State In November
NMSP News:
STATEWIDE – State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints; saturation patrols; and registration, insurance and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during the month of November 2018
We are bringing awareness to these events in an effort to reduce alcohol related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising. These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about drinking and driving.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision Read More
Los Alamos Police Blotter: Oct. 17 To Oct. 23, 2018
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.
MATHEW T. RUYBAL
Oct. 17 at 4:46 p.m. / Police arrest Mathew T. Ruybal, 27, of Santa Fe in Santa Fe on an outstanding District Court warrant.
CHADRICK CALVIN CAVANAUGH
Oct. 19 at 12:03 p.m. / Police arrest Chadrick Calvin Cavanaugh, 34, of Rio Rancho at Overlook Park in White Rock and charge him with the unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and resisting/evading/obstructing a peace Read More
Canceled: Arts In Public Places Board For Tonight
COUNTY News:
The Arts in Public Places Board meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m., today is canceled due to a lack of quorum. Read More
Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Votes To Support Continued Funding For Blue Bus Service
RCLC News:
The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC) voted last Friday, during its monthly board meeting, to formally acknowledge how important it is to continue funding for the North Central Region Transit District (NCRTD), and passed a resolution expressing its support for the reauthorization of the 1/8 of 1 percent increment in local gross receipts taxes in Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and Taos counties.
The measure is on this year’s ballot in all four counties. The GRT increment provides 68 percent of the NCRTD funding and a vote to reauthorize would continue that funding without Read More
Judge Rules In Favor Of Los Alamos County Councilor Susan O’Leary In Public Records Case
County Councilor Susan O’LearyDistrict Court Judge Stephen T. Pacheco has ruled in favor of Los Alamos County Councilor Susan O’Leary in the suit brought forth by former Los Alamos resident Patrick Brenner and his mother Lisa Brenner seeking release of O’Leary’s private emails sent and received May 15, 2017.
This case stems from an email Plaintiff Patrick Brenner sent May 15, 2017 to Los Alamos County Council members
Implementation Of White Rock Master Plan And Mirador Subdivision
County Community Development Director Paul Andrus and White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee charter member and long-time chair Denny Erickson stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post Monday to discuss the Mirador Subdivision underway in White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
White Rock Master Plan Implementation Committee charter member and long-time chair Denny Erickson and County Community Development Director Paul Andrus stopped by the Los Alamos Daily Post to discuss the status of the Mirador Read More
Council Candidate John Bliss Intends To Fix Things
Council Candidate John Bliss during an interview Friday at the Los Alamos Daily Post. Photo by Carol A Clark/ladailypost.com
Longtime Los Alamos resident John Bliss is running for a seat on the County Council and he is no stranger to holding leadership positions.
Bliss is chair of the Republican Party of Los Alamos County. He served 22 years in the U.S. Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Service Corps. He also worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory in several leadership positions within the safety and radiation
Walking A Day In A Firefighter’s Shoes
Los Alamos Daily Post Reporter Kirsten Laskey, center, with other participants during the LAFD’s Firefighter for a Day program. LAFD/Courtesy It’s amazing what can be learned when you put your feet in another person’s shoes. Particularly if those shoes are thick-soled, rubber black boots. Just trying to shove your feet down into them requires a good deal of stamina. Once your feet fit in, however, where those shoes can take you will astound and amaze.
Early Saturday morning about 20 people ranging from laboratory Read More
Curb & County Owned Parking Lot Striping Oct. 29
Curb and County owned parking lot striping begins Monday. Courtesy image
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division is working with contractor Accu-stripe who will be painting curbs and County owned parking lots starting 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29 and ending by 5 p.m. each day.
The project will take approximately two weeks to complete.
Streets and parking lots:
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Notice Of Possible Quorum At County Luncheon Oct. 31
Authors Speak With Peter Pesic At Ghost Ranch Nov. 8
Peter Pesic
COUNTY LIBRARY News:
Peter Pesic, a multi-faceted author whose latest book is entitled Polyphonic Minds – Music of the Hemispheres, will speak 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Ghost Ranch Library as part of the Los Alamos Public Library’s Authors Speak Series. The talk had been previously announced as being Oct. 25 or Oct. 26.
Pesic is a writer, pianist and educator. He is director of the Science Institute at St. John’s College in Santa Fe, where he is also Musician-in-Residence and Tutor Emeritus. His six books, seven editions and 60 papers consider questions in the Read More
Council Candidates Offer Economic Dev. Strategies
County Council hopefuls, from left, Republicans John Bliss and Brady Burke, Democratic incumbent David Izraelevitz, Libertarian Helen Milenski, Democrats Randall Ryti and Sara Scott and Republican Dawn Trujillo Voss, participate in a Chamber of Commerce breakfast forum recently at UNM-Los Alamos. The topic was economic development. Photo by Bonnie J. Gordon/ladailypost.com
Local business people listen as the candidates present their ideas. The candidates agreed on many points, including the importance of promoting local shopping, easing the County permit process, diversifying
