Lane Closure On Trinity Drive At 35th Near Hill Apartments
COUNTY News:
This Press Release is being issued on behalf of Pavilion Construction who is managing the construction work of the Hill Apartments and the Realignment of 35th Street at Trinity Drive (N.M.-502).
This work will require the existing eastbound right lane to be closed and temporarily shifted to the center lane. This work zone will stay in place until the work on Trinity Drive is complete in approximately mid-May.
The eastbound bike lane is also closed. Motorists and bicyclists are asked to share the road. Sidewalk closures are posted and pedestrians are asked to follow the signage Read More
Sacred Heart Ladies Auxiliary To Host Spring Arts & Crafts Fair At IHM Parish Hall Saturday May 11
The List Goes On: Rabbi Jack Shlachter To Discuss Jewish American Nobel Prize Winners In Physics May 1
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos Public Library will host Rabbi Jack Shlachter for a talk on Jewish American Nobel Prize Winners in Physics, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 1.
As part of the library’s honoring of Jewish American Heritage Month in May, Shlachter’s talk will explore the outsized history of Jewish Nobel Laureates of the Physics prize. With far too many physicists to describe in detail, the list of Jewish Prize Winners includes names such as Richard Feynman, Fred Reines, Hans Bethe, Robert Hofstadter, Eugene Wigner and A. A. Michelson. Of the famous names, Shlachter will discuss the particular Read More
Final Curbside Farmers Market For 2024 Thursday
Posts From The Road: Tucumcari Tonight
Blue Swallow: The Blue Swallow Motel has been a popular Route 66 motel for decades and is the most well-known of the Tucumcari motels. Travelers continue to book the facility months in advance due to its popularity along Route 66. This photo shows the motel with its classic Hudson auto parked in the entrance at twilight as the neon lights begin to light the motel. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
La Cita: La Cita Restaurant is a popular Mexican Restaurant on Historic Route 66 in Tucumcari. The bright yellow exterior with murals painted on many walls and the tall sombrero over the entrance make Read More
Fr. Glenn: Shepherding
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Some of my former parishioners live in a very rural setting, and besides farming one of their businesses is raising/selling a species of goat used for Jewish religious rites. They related to me recently that they found one of their dogs which guard the sheep bloodied, some slain coyotes nearby. The faithful hound evidently had repulsed a coordinated attack for which the wily coyote is so well known.
I recalled this while reviewing the Gospel for this weekend’s Catholic Mass in which Jesus portrays Himself as the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18). One of the earliest paintings of Read More
NMDOT’s Richard Baca Recognized For 50+ Years Of Service
Richard Baca is recognized at a special ceremony for his more than 50 years of continuous employment with NMDOT and as the longest continuously working State of New Mexico employee. Courtesy/NMDOT
Richard Baca speaks at the ceremony recognizing him for his more than 50 years of continuous employment with NMDOT and being the longest continuously working State of New Mexico employee. Lt. Gov. Howie Morales and NMDOT Cabinet Secretary Ricky Serna were among those honoring Baca. Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT News:
- Longest continuously working employee with a Single Agency
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of April 22, 2024
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has released the following construction news for the week of April 22:
Public Works Projects:
Los Alamos County Public Works staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, please email lacpw@lacnm.us, call (505)662-8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays. Read More
All Shall Be Well: The Power Of Love
Clergy from left, The Rev. Mary Ann Hill, Pastor Nicolé Ferry, Deacon Cynthia Biddlecomb, retired, Associate Priest Lynn Finnegan and Pastor Deb Church. Photo by Nate Limback/ladailypost.com
By Pastor Nicolé Raddu Ferry
Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church
“Solitary confinement involves physical isolation. This means a person has minimal interaction with other people. It can cause severe psychological distress and other adverse mental effects. Isolation can be as distressing as physical torture and it can create the following: anxiety and stress, depression and hopelessness, Read More
Op/Ed: What Is This Town Like?
By JIM GOURDOUX
White Rock
In response to the recent Op/Ed on “Los Alamos Lab Culture For Outsiders” (link):
Back in the days when the settlers were moving to the West, a wise man stood on a hill outside a new Western town. As the settlers came from the East, the wise man was the first person they met before coming to the settlement. They asked eagerly what the people of the town were like.
He answered them with a question: “What were the people like in the town you just left?”
Some said, “The town we came from was wicked. The people were rude gossips who took advantage of innocent people. It was filled with Read More
Los Alamos Mountaineers’ April 23 Meeting Features Talk By Rick Rubio On Climbing Ecuador’s Highest Peaks
Rick Rubio and his party on the glaciated summit of Chimborazo, the highest peak in Ecuador. Courtesy/Mountaineers
By BILL PRIEDHORSKY
Los Alamos Mountaineers
Rick Rubio will speak about climbing Ecuador’s volcanoes at the April 23 Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting. Rubio, along with five friends, climbed five of Ecuador’s volcanoes in December 2023, culminating with a climb of 6,263-meter (20,548 foot) Chimborazo.
Chimborazo, 39th highest summit in the Andes, is farthest point on Earth’s surface from the Earth’s center, due to its location along the planet’s equatorial bulge. It was Read More
LAPS Buses Pass Inspection With Flying Colors
LAPS Transportation Dept. bus fleet passes State Safety inspection with flying colors. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) have announced that the LAPS Transportation Department had its fleet of buses pass a recent bus inspection by a State Safety Inspector with flying colors.
“All buses passed the inspection with only a few minor repairs, mostly light bulbs, needed on buses to keep 100% in service,” LAPS Director of Transportation Keith Rosenbaum said.
Keeping the fleet of buses operating safely is a team effort, according to Rosenbaum.
“The drivers doing their daily Read More
Saturday’s Masonic Breakfast To Benefit Folds Of Honor
COMMUNITY News:
Pajarito Lodge #66 and Los Alamos Chapter #63 Order of Eastern Star will hold a waffle breakfast 7:30-10:30 a.m., April 20 at the Masonic Lodge, 1400 Sage Loop, to benefit New Mexico Folds of Honor.
Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door or by contacting Eastern Star Secretary Teri Roberts at la63secretary@gmail.com or 505.470.3951.
About Folds of Honor:
Folds of Honor is a 501 3(c) charity that provides educational scholarships to the families of fallen military and first responders. (newmexico.foldsofhonor.org). Read More
N.M. 118 Roadwork Underway Church Rock To Wingate
NMDOT News:
MILAN — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) District Six along with Kachina Trucking Service Inc (Contractor) roadway and shoulder work is underway to clear out sand along portions of N.M. 118 between Church Rock and Wingate.
Work began Tuesday on the westbound section of the corridor at mile marker 29.5 (East of Church Rock) and will continue east to mile marker 33.5 (Wingate). All traffic will be diverted onto I-40 along the corridor while work is in progress.
The contractor’s work hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Drivers should expect minor Read More
Robinson: A Better Way To Run A Railroad
By SHERRY ROBINSON
All She Wrote
© 2024 New Mexico News Services
There’s nothing like a road trip to make you appreciate another mode of transportation – trains. They keep motorists company along many a New Mexico highway. Before we left the federal Department of Transportation unveiled a new railroad rule, so I was paying more attention to trains.
On April 2 DOT’s Federal Railroad Administration began requiring trains to have at least two crew members. The feds cited “troubling trends that point toward a need for heightened caution and awareness in railroad safety”.
The number of human-caused Read More
Biscochitos, Fresh Veggies At Farmers Market Thursday
Hampton: April 4 Transportation Board Meeting Update
By DAVID HAMPTON
Chair
Los Alamos Transportation Board
At our last Transportation Board meeting, April 4, 2024, we received a presentation from Member Karen Edwards on the inclusion of blind and low-vision customers in public transportation. She challenged us to consider special transportation difficulties these individuals may experience and to take them into consideration in planning and operating our public transit system.
May 16 will be the annual Bike-to-Work Day (note the date change). If you are interested in helping with this event, including planning, please email Louise Romero Read More
Posts From The Road: Eclipse Over Buchanan Lake In Texas
Early Eclipse: A few minutes after the beginning of the partial eclipse it was obvious that the eclipse was in progress. Some high clouds were obstructing this view but the eclipse was easily seen. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
Clearing Skies: A short time following the first photo above, the skies cleared making the eclipse easier to see. The clouds continued to come and go but did not become heavy enough to block the view until after the period of totality. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com
By GARY WARREN
Photographer
Formerly of Los Alamos
A miracle of nature occurred this week with Read More
Fr. Glenn: Who Among Us Is Greatest?
By Fr. Glenn Jones:
Hmmm … so many videos nowadays of people shoplifting, stealing, attacking the weak, etc. Now we have to wait for the clerk to come open the case even for a can of $1 shaving cream! But, if they’re locking it up, that means people are stealing it. Sigh. No wonder Amazon stock keeps going up; at least with them you don’t have to go through the hassle (and often the danger, in larger cities) of going shopping, waiting for clerks to unlock, broken carts, etc.
One wonders where the sense of honor has gone, much less the simple sense of right and wrong and respect for property. Of course there Read More
Cone Zone: Week Of April 14, 2024
COUNTY News:
Public Works Projects:
Los Alamos County Public Works’ staff manages the projects listed in this section through contractors. For more information, please email lacpw@lacnm.us, call 505.662.8150, or visit the “Projects/Public Works” link at https://lacnm.com/pw-projects. Please slow down and use caution within the construction work zones. Please note the information below is based on a schedule provided by the contractors and may change due to weather or other delays.
Rose Street Reconstruction Project
Los Alamos County Public Works Division is under contract with Read More
