One Day Archaeology Exhibit and Talk at Mesa Public Library
LIBRARY News:
Project Director for the Museum of New Mexico Chuck Hannaford. Courtesy photo
Back by popular demand for his third visit to Mesa Public Library, Chuck Hannaford, Project Director for the Museum of New Mexico’s Office of Archaeological Studies, returns with this popular and award winning hands-on archaeology outreach program so fitting for this year’s summer reading theme of “Dig In to Reading!”
Hannaford will set up his array of archaeological artifacts from early New Mexico history, all touchable, for visitors to explore in the Mesa Public Library lobby.
Everything from Read More
Two Die in Early Morning Collision with Flatbed
POLICE NEWS:
A man and woman died early this morning after their vehicle collided with a flatbed on N.M. 68.
Authorities identified the victims as Marissa Martinez, 19, and her boyfriend Eric Romero, 21, both from Alcalde.
Martinez was driving and according to Española Public Safety Director Eric Garcia, her vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed along N.M. 68 about 8:15 a.m. when the flatbed carrying a backhoe entered the roadway on the north side of Española.
Garcia reported that the vehicle carrying Martinez and Romero may have ricocheted off another car before it slammed into the flatbed Read More
TODAY: Udall to Speak on the Floor About Keeping Student Loans Affordable
U.S. SENATE News:Upcoming Legislative Interim Committee Meetings
STATE News:
Upcoming Legislative Interim Committee Meetings
SANTA FE—The following legislative interim committees are meeting this week:
July 10 at 9 a.m. – Investments and Pensions Oversight Committee
- Room 307, State Capitol, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Chair: Representative Jim Trujillo (D–Santa Fe–45)
- Vice Chair: Senator George Muñoz (D–Cibola, McKinley, San Juan–4)
July 10-12 at 9 a.m. – Legislative Education Study Committee
- Ruidoso High School
- 125 Warrior Drive, Ruidoso, NM 88345
- Chair: Senator John M. Sapien (D–Bernalillo, Sandoval–9)
- Vice Chair: Representative Rick
New Mexico School for the Arts Announces New Chair
NMSF News:
SANTA FE — New Mexico School for the Arts is proud to announce the appointment of the new Music Department Chair Neil Swapp.
“Not only does Neil bring to NMSA a distinguished career of 24 years as a professional music educator,” says NMSA-Art Institute Director, Riis Gonzales, “his life history mirrors our charter school initiative to provide young students from around the state an opportunity to develop their artistic talents – an opportunity many of them, especially those from smaller New Mexico towns, might not otherwise have.”
“Being a native of New Mexico and growing up Read More
Thompson Ridge Burn Scar Experiences Monsoon Events
Sulfur Creek Burned Area. Courtesy/NPS
Thompson Ridge BAER Assessment Update:
JEMEZ SPRINGS—For the past few days, the Thompson Ridge burn scar has experienced some monsoon rain events.
The Forest Services Jemez Springs Ranger Station and the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) shared these recent observations:
- Saturday afternoon, July 6, there was some minor sheet flow flooding along the VC02 road in the lower Redondo Canyon (near the west gate), but no flooding was reported in the upper Redondo watershed (Union building and up-canyon) area.
- Monday afternoon, July 8, Sulphur Creek
Three Hundred Million Reasons to Federate Identity: An IRS Case Study
NSTIC News:
- Study indicates IRS net savings up to $305 million annually by adopting an improved identity management system. By adopting an NSTIC-aligned solution, the IRS could save up to $111 million up-front and $19 million annually relative to deploying a proprietary system.
The National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) envisions an “Identity Ecosystem” in which organizations and individuals may leverage trusted identities for access to services on the Internet. Shifting the paradigm of each organization deploying and maintaining its own stove-piped user
Vernon Kerr Briefs Council on Boys and Girls State
Longtime Los Alamos resident Vernon Kerr briefs members of the County Council on recent Boys and Girls State activities. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Homemade Alcohol Involved in Inmate Melee
New Mexico Prison Facility. Courtesy/NMCD
NMCD News:
Three Central New Mexico Correctional Facility (CNMCF) officers are recovering after being attacked Monday night during dinner clean up.
Thirteen inmates were assigned to the kitchen area of CNMCF to clean up from dinner service. Sgt. Manuel Romero saw one of the inmates, Andrew Hernandez, break the rules and confronted the inmate about his behavior. That’s when another offender, David Armijo, rushed the officer, kicked him in the stomach and hit him in the face.
Sgt. Allison Eastman ran to her fellow officer’s aid and tried to subdue the Read More
FBI: Sending Hoax Letter Is Serious Crime
FBI News:
The FBI, U.S. Postal inspectors and state and local authorities are investigating two suspicious letters that were received at New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez’s office in Santa Fe Monday, July 8.
One letter contained a white powder substance. The other was unopened. At this point, field tests have been negative. Additional testing will be conducted at local laboratories.
Other responding agencies included New Mexico State Police, Santa Fe Fire Department and 64th Civil Support Team.
Even sending a hoax letter is a serious crime. Anyone with information about these letters is asked Read More
