State Police Checkpoints And Saturation Patrols In Counties Across New Mexico In May 2025
NMSP News:
State Police will be conducting sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols; and registration, insurance, and driver’s license checkpoints in all New Mexico counties during May 2025.
We are bringing awareness to these events to reduce impaired driving-related fatalities through continued media attention and intensive advertising.
These checkpoints are helping to change society’s attitude about driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
Hundreds of lives could be saved each year if every driver had the courage to make the right decision Read More
DOE Awards $74.8 Million Contract For Oak Ridge Professional Support Services To ISMSolutions
DOE News:
CINCINNATI — The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) announced today it awarded the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) Technical, Management, and Administrative Services contract to Independent Strategic Management Solutions, Inc., (ISMSolutions) a women-owned small business from Richland, Wash.
After a robust selection process, DOE determined the ISMSolutions is best suited to manage this contract based on key personnel, organization and staffing approach, past performance, and value to taxpayers.
The selected contractor Read More
Bird Watching And Early Morning Exploration During Dawn ‘Til Dusk At Los Luceros
NMDCA News:
Los Luceros Historic Site (LLHS) hosts its Dawn ‘Til Dusk Day on the first Sunday of each month, offering visitors a full day of exploration, nature, and culture. The site is open from 6 a.m. to 7:50 p.m., Sunday, May 4.
Early Birds can watch the changing colors and character of birds of the Northern Rio Grande Valley at Los Luceros. Take a guided bird walk with staff from the Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) at 7 a.m. Sign-up ahead of time online at https://peecnature.org/events/. At 11:30 a.m. Interpretive Ranger Kara will offer Read with a Ranger story time, reading Read More
TruGreen, Minor League Baseball Team Up On Partnership Designating Brand ‘Official Lawn Care Treatment Provider Of MiLB’
TruGreen executives take the field with Minor League Baseball mascots to celebrate the company’s multiyear partnership with MiLB. From left to right: Louisville Bats mascot, Christine Belknap (TruGreen Chief Human Resources Officer), Memphis Redbirds mascot, Kurt Kane (TruGreen President & Chief Executive Officer), Chattanooga Lookouts mascot, Kevin Mann (TruGreen Chief Legal Officer), and Nashville Sounds mascot. Courtesy photo
TRUGREEN News:
FRANKLIN — TruGreen®, the nation’s leading lawn care treatment provider, is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership Read More
New Mexico State Police Investigating Death Of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield
NMSP News:
ABIQUIU — April 20, 2025, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was requested to investigate the off-duty death of Rio Arriba County Sheriff Billy Merrifield at 4759A NM Highway 96 in Abiquiu, NM.
Investigations Bureau agents learned through interviews that April 20, 2025, at approximately 3 a.m., a friend of Sheriff Merrifield received a phone call from a woman who stated she was with Sheriff Merrifield, and they were involved in a minor crash in his government issued patrol vehicle while he was off-duty.
According to the friend, he located Sheriff Merrifield’s patrol Read More
Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day: Honoring Blessed Memories Of Six Million Jewish Men, Women And Children
World Jewish Congress News:
Yom HaShoah, Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day, begins this evening with a minute-long siren, when the whole of Israel comes to a halt and the nation pauses to remember the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust.
This year, this day of mourning and reflection takes place in the shadow of the shocking, worldwide recrudescence of antisemitism.
“The number of survivors who are able to bear witness is fast dwindling. This pushes us even more to our efforts to document the Shoah, preserve the memory of the victims, and ensure that the next generation remembers.” Read More
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Launches Nationwide Astronomy Program For Rural Schools
SMITHSONIAN News:
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is launching a nationwide strategic investment in the future of rural education called Smithsonian Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools (STARS).
The Smithsonian STARS program will equip schools with a donated telescope, accessories such as solar lenses, ongoing teacher training, and aligned astronomy lessons designed to inspire curiosity and strengthen science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education for the nation’s approximately 9.8 million rural schoolchildren. Read More
State Again Refreshes Route 66 Centennial Grant Program
NMTD News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Tourism Department’s (NMTD) Route 66 Centennial Grant Program is offering communities another opportunity to invest in special events and infrastructure improvements in preparation for the 100th anniversary of “The Mother Road” in 2026.
NMTD first initiated this program in July 2024, which resulted in $1.5 million in grant awards to nine communities along Route 66.
Applications for the second round of this grant opened April 4 and will close at 11:59 p.m. May 5. Eligible entities can submit projects related to special events and destination enhancements Read More
Los Alamos High School Art Students Win 18 Awards In 2025 New Mexico Scholastic Art And Writing Competition
Wren Hammond was awarded a gold key for Mixed Media. Courtesy/LAPS
Hannah Waldschidt was awarded a gold key for Mixed Media. Courtesy/LAPS
Sabrina Kelley was awarded a gold key for Digital. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos High School art students submitted 36 works in the 2025 New Mexico Scholastic Art and Writing Competition and won a total of 18 awards. In addition, LAHS Fine Arts teacher Mary Grace received the New Mexico Art Education Association Award of Excellence and Appreciation.
This year’s Gold and Silver Key winners exhibited their work at the African American Performing Arts Read More
Successful National History Day Contest For LAPS Students
LAPS students participate in New Mexico National History Day. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
Los Alamos Public Schools was well represented at the recent New Mexico National History Day regional contest and state competition. Nineteen students from Piñon Elementary, Los Alamos Middle School and Los Alamos High School competed in the regional contest in Santa Fe in March.
Eight students placed at the regional contest and qualified to compete in the New Mexico National History Day State Contest in Albuquerque held April 11.
“All of the projects were very well done and the students represented Los Read More
