New Mexico COVID-19 Update: 570 New Cases, Total 199,901 With 8 New Deaths And 185,033 Recovered
SANTA FE – New Mexico Department of Health officials announced today 570 new COVID-19 cases in total for Saturday, May 8, Sunday, May 9 and Monday, May 10.
Los Alamos County reports 1 new case bringing the total to 525 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
Today’s update includes 8 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19.
The New Mexico Department of Health reports the most recent cases:
- 157 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 1 new case in Catron
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Another View Of Accident At Diamond And 38th Street
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Notice: Joint Closed Session Of Council & Utilities Board
The Los Alamos County Council is meeting in a joint closed session with the Utilities Board.
The closed session is 4:15 p.m. Thursday, May 13
Due to COVID-19 concerns, the meeting will be conducted remotely.
View the meeting agenda here.
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AGU: New Study Pinpoints Source Of largest Recorded Mediterranean Earthquake In AD 365
AGU News:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The morning of 21 July, AD 365, the Eastern Mediterranean was shaken by an earthquake that is generally believed to be the strongest recorded earthquake in the Mediterranean.
It probably originated around Crete, Greece, and was followed by a tsunami that hit the Mediterranean coastlines causing many deaths. In Alexandria, tsunami devastation was so severe that the day of the event was commemorated
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Public Comment On Downtown Masterplans Until May 24
Dekker/Perich/Sabatini (DPS) and the Los Alamos County Community Development Department hosted an informational meeting May 6 to present the draft Downtown Master Plans for both Los Alamos and White Rock to the community.
Informed by the numerous public meetings to date, these plans contain a vision, goals and recommendations for each Downtown area.
DPS presented each Downtown vision and provided an overview of the major recommendations for each area, including proposed changes within the Phase 2 Development Code Update.
After the presentation, participants were then
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Car Goes Over Wall On Diamond, Driver Has Minor Injuries
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In And Around Town: May 10, 2021
The Los Alamos Daily Post community calendar features events happening in Los Alamos, White Rock and surrounding areas. Send event announcements to bjgordon@ladailypost.com
Check with groups that meet regularly for schedule changes.
Voices of Los Alamos (VOLA) meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. May 10 and hosts a talk on “Peace Engineering, a New Mindset”. Speakers at the meeting include Donna Koechner, program manager for Peace Engineering – ECHO, founding member of the Peace Engineering
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Chamisa Teachers & Students Make Use Of Outdoor Space
Teachers and students take advantage of the warmer weather to make use of the outdoor space recently at Chamisa Elementary School on Meadow Lane in White Rock. Photo by Shari Mills
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As COVID-19 Shut Off Moratoriums Expire, New Mexico PRC Issues Order Protecting Customers Waiting For Relief Funds
PRC News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) issued an order May 5 providing protection to customers who are waiting for an application for relief funds to process.
The order comes just as moratoriums on disconnections expired May 4, for small water, gas and rural electric cooperative utilities, allowing these utilities to begin serving disconnection notices to residential customers who were previously protected.
PRC considered emergency health conditions the highest priority and worked with utilities to ease concerns regarding disconnections. Payment plans
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Rosary And Funeral Mass For Jeanne Hurford At IHM May 22
COMMUNITY News:
A Rosary will be held for Jeanne M. Hurford at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church at 2600 Canyon Road in Los Alamos.
A Funeral Mass will follow the Rosary at 11 a.m., with interment at Guaje Pines Cemetery immediately afterward.
View obituary here.
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New Mexico Historic Preservation Division Seeks Survey Responses From Public To Help Plan 10-Year Roadmap
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SANTA FE — Historic preservation is vital for all New Mexicans. It protects our connection to the past and teaches us about our roots. It provides a sense of place and character for our communities.
It drives economic development and tourism, and it shapes our present and can be used to define the future in a way that is most beneficial for all New Mexicans.
May 10 through June 10, the New Mexico Historic Preservation Division (NMHPD), a division of the New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA), will conduct an online
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Chart 422 COVID-19 In New Mexico May 10
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Obituary: Elizabeth Higgins Oct. 2, 1936 – April 8, 2021
Elizabeth Ann Higgins went home to Jesus April 8, 2021, at the age of 84.
Elizabeth was born to Clarence and Grace Hamrick October 2, 1936, in Hilton, Oklahoma. As a child, Elizabeth enjoyed spending time with her pets including her pet squirrel.
Elizabeth met her husband, Jim Higgins in 1953 at Hobbs High School. They got married September 10, 1956, and went on to have three children: Nancy, Claire and Blaine. Elizabeth and Jim attended college at Eastern New Mexico University in Portales, NM.
After graduation, the couple moved to Los Alamos, NM where
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How A Drunk Driver Inspired U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján To Back Research And Development Of Anti-DWI Technology
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
Sen. Ben Ray Luján said he was about 20 years old when a pair of headlights altered the trajectory of his life.
It was 1992. Luján, D-N.M., recalls he was staying with his parents during a summer break from the University of New Mexico. He said he was about a half-mile from home, coming back from a basketball tournament in his Toyota Celica when he rounded a bend and was hit head-on by a drunk driver who had veered far into his lane.
He said he remembers opening his eyes after the collision, the smoky car, adrenaline pumping through his veins, the disconcerting
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Skolnik: Enhancing The Health Of Girls And Women Globally
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
The good news is that the health of girls and women has improved in the last two decades. Young girls die at lower rates than earlier. They also die less often of pneumonia, diarrhea, measles and malaria. Women die less of pregnancy-related causes and malaria, among other things, and, until COVID, were living longer than ever before.
Yet, there remains a large unfinished agenda of needed improvements in the health of girls and women globally. Around 2.5 million under five girls still die every year, overwhelmingly of preventable causes, such as birth asphyxia, pneumonia,
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Colorful Birds Are Returning To Los Alamos
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UNM-Los Alamos Student Althea Denlinger Receives Danny Nichols Memorial Scholarship
Althea Denlinger
UNM-LA News:
From an early age, Althea Denlinger knew that she wanted to learn more about computers. She loved playing computer games and wondered about how they work. She and her brother built a desktop together at home.
After moving to Los Alamos from Pittsburgh, Denlinger worked at Hot Rocks Café and made the effort to talk with the computer scientists that came in as customers. She got to know a few, asked them questions, and was inspired to hear about the work that they were doing at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL).
After earning a New Mexico High School Equivalency Diploma
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Farmers Market At Ashley Pond Every Thursday
Environment Dept. Releases Proposed Rule To Improve Air Quality In New Mexico’s Most Ozone-Polluted Regions
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The New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) has released a proposed rule that will improve air quality for all New Mexicans by establishing innovative and actionable regulations to curb the formation of ground-level ozone in the state’s most affected regions.
The rule also will result in reduced emissions of dangerous greenhouse gases. The proposed rule is more protective of public health and the environment than current federal requirements — and will enable New Mexico to lead the nation as a model in smart regulation.
“Today, New Mexicans
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Daily Postcard: Morning Scene At Bandelier Sunday
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