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PEEC Awarded Outdoor Equity Fund Grant To Expand Outdoor Access For Northern New Mexico Youth

Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The Pajarito Environmental Education Center (PEEC) is proud to be named a recipient of the New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division’s Outdoor Equity Fund (OEF). Through this grant, PEEC will support both in-school and out-of-school programming for K–12 students across five counties, including Rio Arriba and Los Alamos Counties, increasing access to meaningful outdoor learning experiences for youth. These programs connect young people to the outdoors through accessible, hands-on, place-based learning experiences that support academic learning, social-emotional Read More

Los Alamos Middle School Students Explore Engineering And Technology At UNM College Of Engineering Field Trip

Los Alamos Middle School student Cassie Salazar on the tour of the UNM College of Engineering. Courtesy photo

LAMS students Gabriel Hamilton, Daniel Yampolsky and Witness Awuzing on the UNM College of Engineering tour. Courtesy photo

LAPS News: 

Forty students from Los Alamos Middle School (LAMS) recently had a hands-on opportunity to explore the frontiers of science and engineering during a field trip to the University of New Mexico (UNM) College of Engineering. The trip was designed to connect the concepts taught in LAMS’s computer science, robotics, and engineering classes with Read More

RPLA Announces April 2026 Events

By LISA SHIN
Chair
Republican Party of Los Alamos

Dear Friends: 

We had a wonderful time with NM Rep. (District 63) and NM CD-3 Candidate Martin Zamora on March 28.    

According to the most recent National Community Survey in Los Alamos County, over 97 percent of residents would like local businesses, fiscal stewardship, and communication and engagement to be prioritized in our community. However, the lowest performing areas continue to be the vibrancy of downtown/commercial areas, cost of living, shopping opportunities, and overall quality and variety of business and service establishments.  Read More

County Council Directs Staff To Probe Four-Way Stop At Urban Street And North Road

Los Alamos County Council unanimously approved directing the County to investigate and research the possibility of installing a four-way stop at the intersection of North Road and Urban Street during its regular meeting Tuesday night. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

Over the years, a wide range of people have spurred Los Alamos County Council to act on various issues. During the regular council meeting Tuesday night, council was again moved to act due to a citizen’s petition.

Council voted 7-0 to direct staff and/or Read More

Battle Tested Fitness, Nutrition & Body Contouring Opens At 555 Oppenheimer In Los Alamos

Battle Tested Fitness, LLC, owners Orlando and Gina Martinez, with Dexter, in their business at 555 Oppenheimer Dr., Suite #103. Courtesy photo

SBDC-Los Alamos News:

A new local wellness business, Battle Tested Fitness, Nutrition & Body Contouring, has officially opened in Los Alamos, offering fitness coaching, nutrition support, non-invasive body contouring, and fresh meal prep options—all designed to help people build healthier, more sustainable lifestyles.

Gina Martinez, a long-time local fitness trainer, and her husband Orlando Martinez, started the business to help people Read More

DEA To Host 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DEA News:

EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 25, at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide.

Twice a year, DEA joins forces with local law enforcement and community groups to host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, giving the public a safe and anonymous way to dispose of expired and unused prescription medications.

By getting rid of unnecessary medications in the home, families can help prevent prescription drug misuse and reduce the potential for accidental poisonings. Read More