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New County Transportation Operations Manager Annette Granilllo Begins Work At Atomic City Transit

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New County Transportation Operations Manager Annette Granillo

COUNTY News:

Los Alamos County has hired a new transportation operations manager. Annette Granillo begins her new job today at Atomic City Transit.

Granillo most recently worked at the North Central Regional Transit District in Espanola. Prior to that she spent 3 years as the fixed route transit operations manager for the City of Santa Fe in which she coordinated services for the 26 fleet and 10 fixed routed route transit system, Santa Fe Trails.

Granillo attended New Mexico Highlands University. Read More

Prehistoric Experiences At New Dinosaur Park Five Hours From Los Alamos

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The Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience opened in July about five hours from Los Alamos just outside Cañon City, Colo. Photo by Jennifer Bartram
 
Childrens ropes course. Photo by Jennifer Bartram

 

By DAVID SCHMIDT
  • Colorado’s newest dinosaur museum offers learning experiences and high-value family fun for kids of all ages 

The Jurassic and Cretaceous periods may have ended millennia ago, but that’s not stopping a major resurgence of interest in dinosaurs, as well as the presence of 17 skinned animatronic dinosaurs, at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience Read More

NCRTD Announces Columbus Day Holiday Closure

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NCRTD News:

 
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that the RTD “Blue Buses,” RTD Chile Line and RTD Mountain Trail Route will not be in service Monday Oct. 10, in observance of the Columbus Day holiday.
 
Regularly scheduled bus service throughout north central New Mexico including Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe and Taos Counties will resume Tuesday, Oct. 11.
 
The North Central Regional Transit District provides fare-free and premium fare-based bus service Monday through Friday to a service area that encompasses
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Hazmat Incident On Interstate 25

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NMSP News:

Around 8 a.m. Thursday, New Mexico State Police handled a hazmat incident on Interstate 25 at mile marker 257 northbound involving a commercial vehicle leaking liquid oxygen.

A State Police officer on patrol noticed the vehicle leaking fluid and initiated a traffic stop. After initial contact, both northbound and southbound I-25 lanes were closed as a precaution due to the potentially hazardous chemical.

Officers determined the cause for the leak was an issue with a safety valve on the commercial vehicle. A hazmat crew arrived and the chemicals were removed and the scene was rendered Read More

Local Presentation Features Adventures In Havana

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Courtesy photo
 
COMMUNITY News:
 
Timeworn but magnificent, dilapidated but dignified, fun yet maddeningly frustrating – Cuba is a country of indefinable magic. 
 
Havana, the city once known as the “Paris of the Western Hemisphere” takes center stage Thursday, Sept. 29 at this month’s meeting of the “Los Alamos & Santa Fe People Who Love Travel” Meetup. This month’s presentation begins at 6:30 p.m. and will be given at the ProjectY community space at 150 Central Park Square in Los Alamos. The meeting is free and open
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Congressional Delegation Announces $6.5 Million For Construction, Maintenance At 17 New Mexico Airports

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STATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich and U.S. Representatives Steve Pearce, Ben Ray Luján and Michelle Lujan Grisham announced more than $6.5 million for maintenance and construction projects at 17 New Mexico airports.

The funding was awarded by the Federal Aviation Administration, and will fund runway rehabilitations, fencing construction and other safety improvements at airports across the state. 

“New Mexico’s airports help drive Read More

Annual 8th Grade Washington, D.C Spring Break Trip

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LAMS News:
 
The spring break Washington, DC trip has been a long-time tradition for Los Alamos Middle School students. 
 
Thousands of students have participated in this tremendous trip. It’s time to sign up for this year’s annual 8th grade spring break trip to Washington, DC. This trip is available to Los Alamos Middle School and home school 8th grade students. The trip is a private trip and not a school sponsored trip. 
 
Sign up online at www.worldstrides.org using ID Number 132736 or call 1.800.468.5899 using the same
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CIR: Seminar On Modern India Postponed To Sept. 14

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CIR News:
 
The Seminar on Modern India has been postponed until has been postponed until 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14.
 
This seminar is at CIR Office, 413 Grant Avenue, Suite D. This event is FREE and open to the public. RSVP to Martha Wallace: 505.986.8434.

Martha and Ray Wallace will offer an interactive seminar on modern India. Entitled “Current Issues in Modern India: Politics, Economics, and International Relations,” the talk will explore the country’s current issues, providing context and nuance for some of the many

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RTD 255 Mountain Trail Route Extended Through Thanksgiving

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NCRTD News:

The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) has announced that service will continue on its 255RTD (“Blue Bus”) Mountain Trail route through the fall season until Thanksgiving Day, November 24.

The summer service originally had been planned to conclude Aug. 31.  Service for the upcoming winter season is still being finalized while funding contributions are being secured.

During weekends and holidays in September and Balloon Fiesta (October 1 through 10), Ski Santa Fe will be open for its Golden Days of Summer events with Fall chairlift rides, La Casa Café Read More