Employment

Northern New Mexico Students Awarded N3B Scholarships

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NNMC President Hector Balderas, Jaide Romero and Atalia Archuleta. Courtesy/NNMC

NNMC News:

ESPAÑOLA — Newport News Nuclear BWXT-Los Alamos, LLC (N3B) has announced the recipients of its 2025 Danny Nichols and Dennis Huddleston Memorial Scholarship. Two Northern New Mexico College (NNMC) students, Atalia Archuleta and Jaide Romero, are among the recipients, along with Paul Alcazar, who is pursuing a degree in chemistry from University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA).

The Danny Nichols and Dennis Huddleston Memorial Scholarship is sponsored by N3B each year to honor the lives of longtime Read More

Rural Health Councils Push For More State Funding

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Health Council Coordinator Raelene Martinez, center, distributes food from the mobile food pantry at the office of San Ildefonso Pueblo Health Council in San Ildefonso Pueblo Thursday. Michael G. Seamans/The New Mexican

By MARGARET O’HARA
The Santa Fe New Mexican

SAN ILDEFONSO PUEBLO — Thelma Gonzales and Raelene Martinez do a little bit of everything.

Technically, the two women work for San Ildefonso Pueblo’s Health and Human Services Department, Gonzales as the community health representative manager and Martinez as the diabetes program manager and health council coordinator.

But Read More

On The Job In Los Alamos: Landscapers Beautify East Road

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A crew from Charly Landscaping LLC is on the job today installing trees, shrubbery and garden stones for a New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) beautification project at the corner of East Road and Canyon Road. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

Another view of the NMDOT beautification project underway today by a crew from Charly Landscaping LLC at the corner of East Road and Canyon Road. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Trump Announces Cabinet & Cabinet-Level Appointments

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From The White House:

President Donald Trump today announced his choices for Cabinet and Cabinet-Level appointments:

To the Senate of the United States, I nominate

 

  • Scott Bessent, of South Carolina, to be Secretary of the Treasury.
  • Pamela Bondi, of Florida, to be Attorney General.
  • Douglas Burgum, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of the Interior.
  • Lori Chavez-DeRemer, of Oregon, to be Secretary of Labor.
  • Douglas Collins, of Georgia, to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
  • Sean Duffy, of Wisconsin, to be Secretary of Transportation.
  • Peter Hegseth, of Tennessee, to be Secretary of Defense.
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Think New Mexico Advocacy Group Marks 25 Years

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Staff members of Think New Mexico, from left, Mandi Torrez, Susan Martin, Kristina Fisher, Fred Nathan, Katie Gutierrez and Marcus Lujan seen Thursday in the organization’s downtown Santa Fe office. Photo by Michael G. Seamans/The New Mexican

By Margaret O’Hara
The Santa Fe New Mexican

Fred Nathan remembers the moment when the idea for a nonpartisan think tank popped into his head.

The Santa Fe attorney was in the middle of a yearslong fight to shutter New Mexico’s drive-up liquor windows while working as special counsel to then-Attorney General Tom Udall in the 1990s, pushing Udall’s policy Read More

Governor Announces Judicial Appointment Of Crystal Lees

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced Thursday the appointment of Crystal Lees as a Second Judicial District Court judge. 

Lees’ appointment follows the retirement of Judge Debra Ramirez. 

Since 2018, Lees has served the state of New Mexico as a domestic relations hearing officer for the Second Judicial District Court, presiding over hearings in child custody, divorce and child support matters.

A graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law, Lees was admitted to the New Mexico Bar in 2012.

Lees’ appointment commences Jan. 18, 2025. Read More

Los Alamos Fire Chief Accepts Top Job At Brookings FD

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Fire Chief Troy Hughes

Staff Report

Los Alamos Fire Chief Troy Hughes has accepted the top position at the Brookings Fire Department in South Dakota. The move will allow him and his wife Jodi to be closer to their family.

Chief Hughes will bring 40 years of fire service experience with him to fill the boots of Chief Pete Bolzer who is set to retire following more than 45 years in emergency services.

Chief Hughes has served at the helm of the Los Alamos Fire Department since 2011. He began his career with the Grand Island Fire Department in Nebraska, where he spent nearly 27 years serving in all ranks, Read More

Touro College Of Dental Medicine In New Mexico Names Exec. Assistant Dean Dr. Joseph Parkinson To Lead College

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Dr. Joseph Parkinson

TOURO COLLEGE News:

ALBUQUERQUE — Touro University, a leading New York-based non-profit institution of higher and professional education, announces the appointment of Joseph Parkinson, DDS, MPA, FAGD as Executive Assistant Dean at Touro College of Dental Medicine (TCDM) in Albuquerque.

Dr. Parkinson will serve as the highest-ranking professional at the New Mexico campus, leading all aspects of the dental college’s operations and clinical training programs. He will report directly to Dr. Ronnie Myers, DDS, Dean of the Touro College of Dental Medicine, and will Read More

Honorable Kenneth J. Gonzales Elevated To Chief Judge Of U.S. District Court For District Of New Mexico

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Chief Judge Kenneth J. Gonzales

U.S. District Court News:

ALBUQUERQUE – The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico announces the elevation of Honorable Kenneth J. Gonzales to Chief Judge effective Jan. 10, 2025, following Honorable William P. Johnson’s transition to senior status.

Judge Gonzales grew up in Nambe and graduated from Pojoaque High School; he received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico in 1988 and then earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1994.

Following law school, Judge Gonzales served as a Judicial Read More

NM House Democrats Preview Priorities For 2025 Session

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The Roundhouse in Santa Fe. Post file photo

STATE News:

  • “You deserve to feel safe in your home and your community…” –House Speaker Javier Martínez (D-Albq.).
  • “There is nothing more fundamental to the well-being of our families and communities than public safety.” –Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos)

ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico House Democrats (NMHD) shared a preview Friday of select policy priorities for the upcoming 60-day Legislative Session, which begins Jan. 21.

Key areas of focus include:

  • Improving public safety;
  • Supporting the well-being of New Mexico’s children;
  • Relieving
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