County P&Z Commission To Meet Wednesday Aug. 13
COUNTY News:
The Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 in Council Chambers at the Municipal Building at 1000 Central Ave.
The meeting is open to the public.
The agenda packet is available online at: https://losalamos.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx. Hard copies are also available within the Community Development Department lobby–window 3–during business hours. Read More
Today Marks National Purple Heart Day
Purple Heart recipient Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell Puller
Most decorated Marine in U.S. history
By DAVID VERGUN
Department of Defense News
(Today) is Purple Heart Day, a time to honor and remember service members who were wounded or killed by an instrument of war in the hands of an enemy or while prisoners of war.
The following are a few stories of the nearly 2 million who were awarded the medal.
Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lewis Burwell “Chesty” Puller was wounded Nov. 8, 1942, during the Battle of Koli Point, a significant engagement of the Guadalcanal Campaign in the South Pacific. He was wounded in the arm Read More
Council OKs New LEDA Program To Aid Small Businesses
Businesses in downtown Los Alamos and as well as throughout the County could use help to keep operating. To assist, Los Alamos County Council approved moving forward with a Retail LEDA program during its regular meeting Tuesday night. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com
It goes without saying that local businesses could use some help. Los Alamos County is providing that assistance through a new version of the Local Economic Development Act (LEDA).
This addition, known as Retail LEDA, would not replace the current LEDA Read More
Energy Secretary Marks 200th Day Of Trump Administration At SRNL’s Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative Center
Energy Secretary Chris Wright
DOE News:
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright joined U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC-02), and state and local leaders for the opening of the new Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative, creating a new chapter for American innovation in South Carolina.
Launched during the first Trump Administration and led by the Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), the new center enables Read More
Catch Of The Week: St. Paul Cyber Attack … What We Know So Far
By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post
The city of St. Paul, Minn., was the latest target of a cyber-attack, bringing city systems and services to a grinding halt. The attack was first detected on July 25 and still appears to be affecting city services. The impact to the city was so great that Gov. Tim Walz had to call in the National Guard, which also has a cyber component.
What happened? What we know so far – the city first noticed suspicious activity in their systems on the morning of July 25. Leadership shut down access to that system and then shut down internet access Read More
New Mexico Tourism Department Awards Second Round Of Route 66 Centennial Grant Funding
Courtesy/NMTD
NMTD News:
SANTA FE, NM – With the Route 66 centennial just around the bend, the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) is revving up its Route 66 Centennial Grant Program for another year.
Thanks to a special appropriation allocated to NMTD during the 2025 Legislative Session, NMTD will be awarding a total of $1,306,097 to Route 66 communities in fiscal year 2026 for the purposes of marketing and promotion, special events and infrastructure.
NMTD awarded $752,538 in funding for marketing and promotion, $423,559 for infrastructure and $130,000 for special events.
“Promoting Read More
LANL: Community Relations Plan For Hazardous Waste Facility Permit — Request For Input
LANL News:
The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) generates some hazardous and mixed waste. In November 2010, the New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) issued LANL Hazardous Waste Facility Permit (EPA ID Number NM0890010515-1).
The Permit establishes standards for how LANL manages, stores and treats hazardous wastes on-site and for the closure and post-closure care of permitted waste management units.
In compliance with the permit, LANL updates a Community Relations Plan annually, pending input from the public.
The plan provides for six elements of community relations:
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New Mexico Expands Disaster Food Assistance
Deputy Secretary Kyra Ochoa
New Mexico Health Care Authority News:
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- Eight counties gain temporary hot food access via EBT
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SANTA FE – Effective immediately, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) customers in Lincoln, Chaves, De Baca, Guadalupe, Otero, Sierra, Socorro and Torrance counties can temporarily use their EBT cards to buy hot, ready-to-eat foods from deli departments at authorized retailers.
This emergency measure remains in effect through Aug. 30.
“When disaster happens, families shouldn’t have to worry about how they’re going to put a hot meal on the table,” said Read More
County Council To Hold Regular Session Aug. 5
COUNTY News:New Mexico State Grant Will Fuel Local Creative Economies
EDD Cabinet Secretary Rob Black
EDD News:
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SANTA FE — The New Mexico Arts & Cultural Districts (ACD) Pilot Grant Program is a one-time collaborative initiative organized by New Mexico Arts, EDD’s Mainstreet program, and the Creative Industries Division to demonstrate the economic potential and cultural impact of directly funding state-authorized Arts & Cultural Districts.
The grant offers awards between $50,000 and $100,000 to provide catalytic resources for ACDs. The program aims to implement high-impact creative industry programming, Read More
Heinrich, Warnock, Daines, Justice Introduce Legislation To Protect Communities From Increasingly Catastrophic Wildfires, Boost Forest Management At Forest Service
U.S. SENATE News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation alongside U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), and Jim Justice (R-W.Va.) to increase technology transfer at the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), allowing for small-diameter trees to be turned into wood products for timber companies to purchase and put to commercial use, generating revenue for the USFS, instead of being disposed of as waste.
“To protect our communities from increasingly Read More
Robinson: Jobs Numbers Look Better In New Mexico Than They Do Nationwide
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
Day in, day out, the number crunchers at the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics keep tabs on the economy and report data, a job only a geek could love. Much hangs on those numbers.
The stock market, industry and government decision makers, and the business press track statistics coming from the BLS and other agencies to gauge the health of the economy. That’s why there was such an uproar when President Trump fired the bureau’s head geek, Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, because he didn’t like the numbers in the July jobs report. The economy Read More
Dannemann: Congressional Contradiction Underlies Passage Of RECA Bill
By MERILEE DANNEMANN
Triple Spaced Again
© 2025 by Merilee Dannemann
Many New Mexicans watched with emotions from concern to dismay as the 900-plus page federal budget reconciliation bill—what the president called the One Big Beautiful Bill—was passed a few weeks ago. We knew provisions of that bill would damage New Mexico in ways we had heard about and ways that we had not learned about yet. We knew the bill, on balance, would be harmful for New Mexico, even if a few things in it might be beneficial—because it was too big and stuffed with too many unrelated provisions.
We had heard about Medicaid Read More
Sam LeDoux: Not Right Time To Run For Española Mayor
By Sam LeDoux
Española City Councilor
ESPAÑOLA – Over the last year or so, I have been approached by many city residents and stakeholders to run for Mayor of Española in 2026. After much thought and prayer, I have decided that it is not the right time for me. Kiele and I are just starting to build our lives together and hope to start a family soon.
I also want to be more present in the lives of my aging grandparents and available to my mother during these trying times with her illness. I know that the stress and time constraints of such a campaign and mayorship would test my ability to meet these responsibilities. Read More
Democratic Party Of Los Alamos County To Meet Aug. 11
DPLAC News:
The next monthly meeting of the Democratic Party of Los Alamos County (DPLAC) is scheduled for 6:30-7:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 11 at projectY cowork Los Alamos at 150 Central Park Square.
Those unable to attend in person may attend via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81654127593, Meeting ID: 816 5412 7593.
Planned Agenda Items:
- Candidate introductions, 3 minutes each;
- County Council update;
- Candidate recruiting for school board elections;
- Issues mattering most to County Democrats;
- Federal funding gap for local non-profits;
- Collecting food or monetary donations for LA Cares;
Manhattan Project National Historical Park To Host ‘Days Of Peace And Remembrance’ In 80th Anniversary Observance Of Atomic Bombings Of Japan
The community is invited to attend ‘Lights for Peace’ 7 p.m. Thursday at Ashley Pond. Courtesy/NHP
NHP News:
Manhattan Project National Historical Park (NHP), in partnership with Pearl Harbor National Memorial (NM), will host “Days of Peace and Remembrance” across its three sites and at Pearl Harbor National Memorial to commemorate and reflect on the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan in 1945.
This commemorative programming acknowledges and interprets the conflicting viewpoints, both historical and modern, that surround the development and use of the world’s first Read More
Palestine Film Series Continues With ‘Israelism’ Aug. 5
COMMUNITY News:
The Palestine Film Series continues with the documentary “Israelism” provided to the community free of charge at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at SALA Event Center.
The two previous documentaries provided to the community from the Palestine Film Series, “No Other Land” and “Where Olive Trees Weep”, were created by Palestinians living on the West Bank.
The next film in the series, “Israelism,” is from the point of view of young Jews.
“When two young American Jews, raised to unconditionally love Israel, witness the brutal way Israel treats Palestinians, their lives take sharp left Read More
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Delivers Nearly $190 Million For New Mexico In Senate-Passed Appropriations Bills
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced funding secured for New Mexico in the Senate-passed Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill and Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) Appropriations Bill.
In both Senate-passed appropriation bills, Sen. Luján successfully secured $189,838,000 for critical New Mexico projects.
In the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Read More
New documents Added To Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Electronic Public Reading Room On Behalf Of EM-LA
LANL News:
Per regulatory requirements, this is a notification that new documents have been added to the Los Alamos Legacy Cleanup Contract Electronic Public Reading Room (link).
All legacy cleanup documents required to be posted after April 30, 2018, are available on the site linked above. For legacy cleanup documents posted before April 30, 2018, visit the LANL electronic public reading room (link).
New Document:
- Submittal of the 2024–2025 Annual Long-Term Monitoring Status Report (July 2024 through June 2025) for the Los Alamos County Airport Landfill Cover System Replacement, Solid
Video: Councilor Ryn Herrmann Shares Meeting Highlights
Los Alamos County Councilor Ryn Herrmann gives a briefing on Tuesday’s meeting during a recent visit to the Los Alamos Daily Post newsroom. Video by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com Read More
