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Regional Coalition Of LANL Communities Votes To Support Continued Funding For Blue Bus Service

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RCLC News:

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities (RCLC) voted last Friday, during its monthly board meeting, to formally acknowledge how important it is to continue funding for the North Central Region Transit District (NCRTD), and passed a resolution expressing its support for the reauthorization of the 1/8 of 1 percent increment in local gross receipts taxes in Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba and Taos counties.

The measure is on this year’s ballot in all four counties. The GRT increment provides 68 percent of the NCRTD funding and a vote to reauthorize would continue that funding without Read More

The Most Haunted City In New Mexico? … Clayton!

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A spooky shadow spotted one dark and dreary night on a street in Clayton. Courtesy/NMT

STATE News:

  • New Mexico True Unveils List of Haunted Spots, Ghost Towns and More
  • Which City is the Most Haunted in New Mexico? Clayton

SANTA FE – With a rich Wild West history and more than 1,000 sites on the National Register of Historic Places, there is no question that New Mexico has its fair share of haunted spots.

From ghost towns to ghost tours, the lore of this hallowed history has proven to be a lure for tourists, so the New Mexico Tourism Department set out to determine which towns, villages and cities have rights Read More

Curb & County Owned Parking Lot Striping Oct. 29

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Curb and County owned parking lot striping begins Monday. Courtesy image

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos County Traffic and Streets Division is working with contractor Accu-stripe who will be painting curbs and County owned parking lots starting 8 a.m. Monday, Oct. 29 and ending by 5 p.m. each day.

The project will take approximately two weeks to complete.

Streets and parking lots:

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Double Fatal Head-On Crash in Grant County

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NMSP News:

GRANT COUNTY – Around 2:41 p.m. Tuesday, New Mexico State Police investigated a double fatal crash involving four vehicles on N.M. 26 near Mile Post 12 between Hatch and Deming.

The initial investigation indicated a 2016 Toyota passenger car was traveling east on N.M. 26 following behind a 2004 Toyota Van pulling a flatbed trailer with a Jeep on it. The Toyota car began to pass the Toyota Van pulling the Jeep.

The 2016 Toyota was traveling east in the single westbound lane when it collided head on with a Dodge Charger that was traveling west in the westbound lane of N.M. 26.

The male driver Read More

Maggiore: NCRTD Connects Communities, Provides Access To Opportunity For All

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By ANTONIO MAGGIORE
Los Alamos County Councilor

Having grown up in Los Alamos, I can remember when we did not have public transit in Los Alamos County—let alone a well-functioning regional system like the North Central Regional Transit District (RTD or the Blue Bus)—and as a kid, my community was smaller because of the lack of transit. While White Rock and Los Alamos are nearby, I was not always afforded the option of easily traveling back and forth between the two communities on my own to visit friends, explore events, or immerse myself in the community.

Now, our youth have that opportunity to get Read More

Microseal Project In White Rock Begins Thursday

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COUNTY News:
 
IPR, Limited crews will start the microseal project beginning Thursday on Rover Boulevard at Grand Canyon Drive heading toward Meadow Lane in White Rock.
 
They will continue down Meadow Lane looping toward Grand Canyon Drive. The project stops at Grand Canyon on Meadow Lane. Crews will be working 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., daily. All work should be completed by Oct. 29, weather permitting.
 
During the application, one lane will be closed allowing for one way traffic via a flagging operation. It is expected that the coating will cure enough to cross within 25-30 minutes
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Los Alamos Mountaineers: Talk On Adventures In East Greenland At Nature Center Tuesday Evening

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Learn about Eiichi Fukushima’s adventures in East Greenland at the Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting beginning by 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Los Alamos Nature Center. This talk is free open to the public. Courtesy/PEEC

PEEC News:

The community is invited to attend the Los Alamos Mountaineers meeting and hear about Eiichi Fukushima’s trip to East Greenland in 1971.

This presentation is free and open to the public and starts at 7:15 p.m. at the Los Alamos Nature Center on Canyon Road. The Mountaineers’ regular meeting begins at 7 p.m. and covers information about upcoming outings.

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Utility Work On Central Avenue Thursday

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COUNTY News:

Natural gas crews with the Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities will repair a gas line near in front of the Bradbury Science Museum 15th Street on Central Avenue.

Work is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and wrap up by 4 p.m. Thursday. Motorists should expect some traffic delays.

Crews will excavate a small section of road to repair a gas line on the north side of Central Ave., just east of 15th Street. in front of the Bradbury Museum’s west driveway. The east driveway will remain open for patrons of the museum and other offices at 1350 Central Ave.

Through westbound traffic will be routed Read More