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D-Day: The Largest Amphibious Military Operation In History

U.S. Army infantry men approaching Omaha Beach, Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944. The first waves of American fighters were cut down in droves by enemy machine gun fire as they scrambled across the mine-riddled beach. Source: history.com. Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images

On June 6, 1944, more than 150,000 American, British and Canadian troops stormed 50 miles of Normandy’s fiercely defended beaches in northern France in an operation that proved to be a critical turning point in World War II. Source: history.com. Galerie Bilderwilt/Getty Images

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Summer Food Programs Resume For New Mexico Children

NMPED News:

SANTA FE — Free meal programs for children are resuming at more than 700 locations statewide this summer, the New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care and Public Education departments announced.

The two departments work together on summer feeding programs to make sure children and youth from 1 to 18 have access to nutritious meals from June through August.  

“These programs fill an important nutrition gap when school-based meal programs go offline for the summer and are an important part of our state’s fight against child hunger,” ECECD Secretary Elizabeth Groginsky said.

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Posts From The Road: Flight 93 National Memorial

Flight 93 Memorial: The design of the Flight 93 Memorial and the adjacent museum are a work of art. Shown are visitors as they walk on the ‘Flight Path’ walkway at the memorial. The dark gray walkway leads to an overlook of the crash site about one quarter mile away and down a hillside. Photo by Gary Warren/ladailypost.com

Wall of Names: Forty slabs of white polished granite, 3-inches thick and eight feet tall, line up to create the Wall of Names at the Memorial Plaza. Each slab of granite has the name of a crew member or passenger who died in the crash on 9-11-2001. The 40 slabs form a wall on the flight path Read More

Heinrich, Luján Welcome $1 Million For NMSU To Support Clean Energy Technology Development And Jobs

U.S. SENATE News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) announced that the Arrowhead Center at New Mexico State University (NMSU) will receive $1 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to encourage the growth of new high-tech jobs in New Mexico. The award is part of DOE’s Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC).

“Clean energy market forces – and the economic opportunities that come with them – are here. It’s time to ensure that New Mexico is best positioned to dive right in,” Heinrich said. “I’m proud to support this Read More

COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic For 2nd Dose Of Pfizer Sunday

COUNTY News:

Nambe Drugs and Los Alamos County remind the community that a COVID-19 vaccination clinic is set for 9 a.m. to noon Sunday, June 6 in Griffith Gymnasium at Los Alamos High School, at 1300 Diamond Dr.

The clinic is to administer the second booster of Pfizer for individuals who received their first dose on May 16 and are primarily between ages of 12 and 15 years.   

Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18 for each vaccine appointment. 

Minors who arrive at the clinic without parent or guardian signatures on consent forms (both the Nambe Drugs and NMDOH consent forms) Read More

Los Alamos Voted Among 15 Friendliest Small Towns In U.S.

Map depicting the 15 friendliest small towns in America including Los Alamos. Courtesy/TravelAwaits

TravelAwaits News:

TravelAwaits readers voted in the Best of Travel Awards to help determine everything from the best beaches to the best national parks in the country.

The readers have spoken and voted Los Alamos among the friendliest small towns in the entire United State. 

Los Alamos, New Mexico:

“Perched on the Pajarito Plateau in the mountains of northern New Mexico, Los Alamos is about 90 miles north of Albuquerque, 55 miles from Taos, and 35 miles from Santa Fe. Surrounded by the Santa Read More

NCRTD Buses To Operate At 50 Percent Capacity

NCRTD News:

Upon guidance from New Mexico Department of Health and the Department of Transportation Transit and Rail Division, RTD Blue Buses will now operate at 50 percent capacity effective immediately.

Social distancing is still encouraged when possible and masks are required as per Federal Law. Federal law also requires passengers and drivers (with limited exceptions) to wear a properly fitting mask at all times.

The NCRTD continues to take aggressive measures to clean and disinfect passenger vehicles. Our top priorities are to continue service to the public, and to keep them and our Read More

Chart 448 COVID-19 In New Mexico June 5

This chart displays vaccination status of Los Alamos residents who registered with New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) by priority group. Source: NMDOH. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
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SFNF Acquiring Historic Ranch Near Jemez Springs

The Village of Jemez Springs is almost completely surrounded by the Valley of the Spirit Ranch, which has hindered the public’s access to adjacent forest lands. Courtesy/USDA Forest Service

SFNF News:

SANTA FE — Nestled between spires of volcanic tuff and red rock mesas in the Jemez River Valley, the private property that surrounds the Village of Jemez Springs will become part of the Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF) in one of the largest acquisitions in the forest’s history.

Known as the Valley of the Spirit Ranch, the two parcels of land on both sides of the Jemez River will not only add 2,012 acres Read More

Millicent Rogers Museum In Taos Announces Its New Curator Of Exhibitions And Collections Michelle Lanteri

New MRM Curator of Exhibitions and Collections Michelle Lanteri. Courtesy/MRM

MRM News:

The Millicent Rogers Museum (MRM) announces its new Curator of Exhibitions and Collections Michelle Lanteri.

Lanteri has worked in curatorial roles at the Couse-Sharp Historic Site in Taos, the University Art Gallery and the University Museum at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art in Oklahoma, and the GreenHill Center for North Carolina Art in Greensboro.

With degrees in art history, museum studies and media studies, Read More

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