By Arnie Leshin Obviously, Pat Riley knew what he was doing when he retired as the Miami Heat head coach and turned it over to his assistant ErikSpoelstra, who has turned into one of the better coaches in the National Basketball Association. Each year, Spoelstra has taken sub-par lineups and …
Read More »House Energy and Commerce Committee Advances Luján Legislation to Address Challenges Facing Tribal Communities During COVID-19
House Energy and Commerce Committee Advances Luján Legislation to Address Challenges Facing Tribal Communities During COVID-19 Office of Congressman Ben Ray Luján Nambé, N.M. – Today, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced bipartisan legislation introduced by Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), the U.S. House Assistant Speaker, to ensure Tribal Epidemiology Centers …
Read More »Santa Fe Community College supports student success with new TRIO grant
By SFCC College will receive $275,105 from U.S. Department of Education annually for the next five years SANTA FE, NM – Santa Fe Community College received a new $275,105 TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education aimed at helping increase the number of low-income college …
Read More »NM Delegation Announces Over $8.3 Million in Grants to 18 Airports Across the State
News from The New Mexico Delegation WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded over $8.3 million in grants to 18 New Mexico airports for infrastructure improvements and redevelopment. The funds are from Department of …
Read More »PNM reports over 400 outages & 15,000 customers without power
Many customers throughout New Mexico, in particular in the Santa Fe and Albuquerque area have been affected by system wide power outages. According to a PNM statement “As of right now, there are over 400 outages across our service territory resulting in over 15,000 customers without power due to the …
Read More »New Collaboration to Benefit the Aging Community
By The New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department Senior Olympics Trainers to join ALTSD’s Create and Connect Campaign with live appearances on the Senior Social Hour SANTA FE – Every week the Aging and Long-Term Services Department [ALTSD] offers a Facebook Live segment, called Senior Social Hour, where ALTSD …
Read More »Udall Reiterates Call for Immediate Senate Action to Provide Real Relief to Millions of Suffering Americans, Following Months of GOP Delay
The Office of Senator Tom Udall Udall calls for bipartisan negotiations and says Senate should reject ‘too little, too late’ Republican proposal that cuts unemployment assistance, undermines the Postal Service, short changes testing and treatment & hangs struggling schools, State, local and Tribal governments out to dry WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator …
Read More »Annual Neighbor to Neighbor Food Drive goes virtual
By The Food Depot SANTA FE — The ninth annual Neighbor to Neighbor Food Drive will be a virtual fund drive due to COVID-19 at The Food Depot’s website, now through Saturday, Sept. 19. DONATE HERE: https://www.thefooddepot.org/neighborhood-donation/ Donations are a vital piece of The Food Depot’s work during this public health …
Read More »Medio Fire Continues to Push into 2011 Pacheco Fire Scar
By USDA Start date: Aug. 17, 2020 Cause: Lightning Size: 3,948 acres Containment: 90% Location: Rio en Medio Trail, Española Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest Current status: The Medio Fire continues to burn dead and down timber in the northeast corner, pushing into the fire scar from the 2011 …
Read More »Fenton Lake and Bluewater Lake State Parks to Reopen Friday, September 11th
By EMNRD Fenton Lake and Bluewater Lake State Parks will reopen on Friday, September 11th for day-use recreation. Fenton Lake and Bluewater Lake State Parks had remained closed out of an abundance of caution for the local communities and due to the fact these areas were experiencing high rates of …
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