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By Arnie Leshin  For experience and strength and size at the net, the Capital High volleyball team will have just that with the return of seniors Rebecca Sorensen and Ethena Silva.    Both stand at 6-feet, and have been the one-two punch for Max Vargas’ team in recent years. This …

By LANL The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Foundation is pleased to release its year-long research study on the condition of college and career supports and career pathways for students in Northern New Mexico. The resulting research report and policy brief, titled “The Road to Readiness: Equitable Access to Career …

By City of Santa Fe Last week the State released the $3.9 million that had been appropriated last year for the construction of the Southside Teen Center. It is expected that construction will begin on the 17,000-square-foot multi-use facility in late summer or early fall of this year, and that …

By NCRTD  Beginning March 2, the North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD), which operates the RTD Blue Bus, will launch temporary expanded demand and paratransit operations in Edgewood and the surrounding areas. The Demand service will be provided on Tuesdays and Thursdays and allow riders to call and schedule a …

By SFNF If conditions remain favorable, fire managers on the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) may begin implementation of the previously announced East Rowe Mesa prescribed burn on the Pecos/Las Vegas Ranger District as early as tomorrow. The decision to proceed will depend on multiple factors, including resource availability, fuel …

By Arnie Leshin  To be sure, the Academy of Technology and The Classics’ girls cross country team is off and running, and if there’s a state cross championship in these times of the coronavirus pandemic, they will be there in defense of the title they won handily last season. That …

By Department of Finance & Administration The New Mexico Senate voted unanimously, confirming the appointment of Deborah “Debbie” K. Romero as Cabinet Secretary for the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA). Secretary Romero brings over 40 years of state government experience to the Cabinet Secretary position, most of her …

By NHCC The National Hispanic Cultural Center (NHCC) Art Museum and Visual Arts program was awarded an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Art Museum Futures Fund grant in the amount of $200,000. This generous gift will be used for the hiring of new positions to bolster the NHCC’s technological infrastructure, public engagement, and bilingual arts education.   “We are so excited and grateful. Our request was based on critical needs at …

By NNMC Northern New Mexico College is proud to announce its recent Adobe Award from Quality New Mexico (QNM).  QNM recognizes organizations for their advancements in strategic planning and direction. QNM was formed in April 1993 to administer the New Mexico Performance Excellence Awards (NMPEA) for the state. The QNM …

By Arnie Leshin  Happy to see that Irena Ossola, who won three state cross country championships at St. Michael’s before running four years at Columbia University, has fully recovered from a gruesome bicycle crash with a motor vehicle that occurred back in 2017 in Santa Fe. Now she’s back with …