Los Alamos COVID Impact: 97 New Cases For Week Ending June 27, 2022
COVID-19 statistics for the week ending June 27, 2022 impacting Los Alamos County:
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463 tests
- 97 diagnoses (71 in Los Alamos, 25 in White Rock)
- 0 deaths
Source: New Mexico Department of Health. By Eli Ben-Naim.
Y Hosts Free Community ‘Boot Camp’
Courtesy/YMCA
YMCA News: ‘Boot Camp’
The Family YMCA is hosting free “boot camp” workouts on the first and third Friday of each month starting in July through Sept. 16, at Urban Park.
The Y’s Fitness Coordinator Ethan Corriss will lead the workouts for Y and community members. He said each session is not quite military style because participants may choose how hard they would like to be pushed, as well as a goal that they would like to work towards that day.
Corriss has a background in plyometric and circuit training as a group instructor.
“Each class will be a little different and may include team Read More
Balderas: New Mexico Has Joined $1.25 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2019 Carnival Cruise Line Data Breach
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas
AG News:
ALBUQUERQUE— New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas today announced that New Mexico along with 45 other attorneys general, has obtained a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach that involved the personal information of approximately 180,000 Carnival employees and customers nationwide.
New Mexico will receive $11,573.98 from the settlement.
In March 2020, Carnival publicly reported a data breach in which an unauthorized actor gained access to certain Carnival Read More
Storm Clouds Gather Over Downtown Los Alamos
Storm clouds gather this afternoon over downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
New Mexico AG And Aging & Long-Term Services Secretary Announce Statewide Senior Scam Alert System
STATE News:
SANTA FE — Today, New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas and Aging & Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD) Secretary Katrina Hotrum-Lopez announced a new statewide scam alert system designed to alert New Mexico senior citizens and their loved ones about scams that may be targeting them.
“Scams that target our senior loved ones are devastating, and my office is partnering with Aging and Long-Term Services to empower our most vulnerable with the information they need to prevent financial exploitation,” Attorney General Balderas said.
The Office of the Attorney General Read More
County Eco Station/Convenience Center Closed July 4
The County Eco Station and Overlook Convenience Center will be closed Monday July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Additionally, there will be no residential or commercial trash and yard trimming collection service provided Monday, July 4. If the observed date falls on your normal collection day place your materials out Wednesday, July 6. Courtesy/LAC Read More
Governor Takes Action To Safeguard Abortion Access, Protect New Mexico Health Care Providers
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order today protecting access to reproductive health care services in New Mexico, protecting medical providers from attempts at legal retribution and establishing that New Mexico will not entertain extradition attempts from other states relating to receiving or performing reproductive services.
“Today we have once again declared that we will take every available action to protect the rights and access to health care of anyone in New Mexico,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. Read More
Rep. Leger Fernández Applauds Plan To Keep Veterans Health Clinics Open In Northern New Mexico
From the Office of U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández issued the following statement after U.S. Senators announced that they will not move forward with the AIR Commission process.
This will effectively prevent the closure of the Española, Gallup, Las Vegas and Raton veterans health clinics:
“Over the last few months, I listened to veterans in Raton, Las Vegas, Española, and Gallup describe how the VA community health clinics provided them access to essential care. I carried their stories and worries about losing these clinics to my colleagues Read More
I-25 And Canyon Ranch Road Bridge Rehabilitation Project
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) would like to alert the travelling public to a bridge rehabilitation project set to begin Monday June 27 on I-25.
Kimo Constructors Inc, in conjunction with the NMDOT is set to begin a bridge rehabilitation project on Canyon Ridge Road that spans I-25. The existing bridge superstructure will be raised and rehabilitated.
During peak commuter hours all lanes will be open for traffic. Peak commuter hours are 7-9 a.m. northbound and 3-6 p.m. southbound.
Partial lane closures in either direction may occur between 5 a.m. and Read More
Tuesdays At The Pond Features Dr. Hall June 28
COMMUNITY News:
The Los Alamos Creative District is bringing back recording artist Dr. Hall for the third year as part of the Tuesday at the Pond concert series.
He will take the stage 6-8 p.m. June 28 at Ashley Pond Park.
Inspired by early blues legends, country, Americana, folk and rock & roll artists, Dr. Hall is a Santa Fe, Ne based singer/songwriter whose music shares the hard luck and trouble experienced by so many as well as a love of life.
Dr. Hall started playing music professionally at age 14 and was touring the country by age 18. He was nominated as the Best Singer/Songwriter in 2020 by
In And Around Town: Week Of June 27, 2022
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2022 Summer Concert Series Schedule
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Village Arts Show ‘Out On A Whim’ through Aug.3. Village Arts at 216 DP Road, is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
TUESDAY June 28
Tuesdays at the Pond
Dr. Hall – Original Blues, Folk and Americana music. Opening act by En Pointe School of Dance. 6-8 p.m. on the stage at Ashley Read More
Two Does And A Buck Spend Time On Sycamore Street
A handsome young buck scans the neighborhood in search of the best grazing area early Wednesday afternoon on Sycamore Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A pair of does relax early Wednesday afternoon on the slopped front yard of a residence on Sycamore Street. They are keeping an eye on a young buck grazing a short distance away. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A buck grazes early Wednesday afternoon in the front yard of a residence on Sycamore Street. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
A pair of does and a buck spend time early Wednesday afternoon in the front yard of Read More
Governor Appoints Peter Mantos IT Secretary
Newly appointed IT Secretary Peter Mantos
From the Office of the Governor:
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today the appointment of Peter Mantos as secretary of the New Mexico Department of Information and Technology.
“Peter Mantos is eminently qualified to lead the state agency tasked with deploying broadband resources and arming our state against cyber-attacks,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “He will also be critical in our efforts to continue to modernize our technology for both state workers and the public we serve.”
Mantos has more than 30 years of experience in information Read More
Youth Exchange Students Visit Local Rotary Club
Rotary Youth Exchange students Hana Raby, a junior, and Caleb Langenbrunner, a senior, were congratulated at a recent meeting by Laura Loy, the Youth Exchange coordinator for the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Raby will study in Brake, Germany; Langenbrunner will study in Tournon Sur-Rhône, France. Not pictured: Teresa Austin, a Los Alamos High School junior, will study in Helsinki, Finland. Photo by Sandy Tobin
Elise Delgado, a Los Alamos High School junior, spoke in May at the Rotary Club of Los Alamos. Her Rotary Youth Exchange studies will take her to Kanazawa, Japan. Photo by Linda Hull
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Balderas Joins $230M Settlement Against Pharmaceutical Company Over Allegations Of Medicaid Fraud
New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas
From the Office of the Attorney General:
ALBUQUERQUE — Attorney General Hector Balderas announces that New Mexico has joined with 49 other states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the federal government to settle allegations of fraud against Mallinckrodt ARD, LLC (formerly known as Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), a U.S. subsidiary of the Irish pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt plc (Mallinckrodt), which sells and markets pharmaceutical products throughout the nation.
The total value of the settlement is $233,707,865.18, plus interest, Read More
NMDOT Unveils New ENDWI Campaign
Courtesy/NMDOT
NMDOT News:
SANTA FE — For more than 11 years, the New Mexico Department of Transportation’s (NMDOT) Traffic Safety Division (NMDOT-TSD) has kicked off the summer with a new ENDWI campaign to coincide with statewide law enforcement traffic initiatives.
ENDWI campaigns always have the same undertone: “If you drink, don’t drive,” but it’s the creative delivery that changes every year. The summer 2022 concept created by local advertising agency RK Venture celebrates music, dancing, friends, fun and poolside parties during the warmer, longer days of summer with the reminder Read More
NCRTD Announces 4th Of July Holiday Closure
NCRTD News:
The North Central Regional Transit District’s RTD Blue Buses will not be in service Monday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday.
Service on the 255 Mountain Trail, which had been suspended due to the closure of the Santa Fe National Forest, will resume Tuesday, July 5.
NCRTD is wishing everyone a safe and healthy holiday. Read More
Scenes From ‘Brews, Band & BBQ’ Fundraiser At The Tub
Manzanares plays for the crowd at the ‘Brews, Band and BBQ’ fundraiser hosted by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos Saturday evening, June 25 at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op (the tub) in Central Park Square. Courtesy/James O’Donnell
Three young residents take shelter under a large umbrella and blanket from a rainstorm during the ‘Brews, Band and BBQ’ fundraiser hosted by the Rotary Club of Los Alamos Saturday evening at Bathtub Row Brewing Co-op (the tub) in Central Park Square. Courtesy/James O’Donnell Read More
NMT: Master’s In Engineering Mgmt. Garners Top Honors
NMT News:
SOCORRO — New Mexico Tech’s graduate program in engineering management, recently highlighted by a national online higher education magazine, will host an information session 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 30, on Zoom. Intelligent.com recently ranked Tech’s engineering management graduate program as the “Best for Synchronous Classes” in 2022 across the country.
According to Intelligent.com, out of the top 56 Master’s in Engineering Management programs, Tech ranked 22nd overall. 2022 marks the 20th anniversary of Tech’s Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program. Read More
Pets Of The Week: Cattle Dog Jenna & Senior Cat Coco
Jenna is the perfect age, size and mix: she’s four years old and 50 pounds of fun, adventure, humor and love. This red cattle dog cross is an absolute ruby gem – she’s a charmer everyone will love. www.espanolahumane.org 505.753.8662. Courtesy/Española Humane
Senior alert! Coco was found emaciated and dehydrated in someone’s garage – which hadn’t been opened in at least a week. After a week of chowing down on all the soft food she wants, 14-18 year old Coco has already gained over a pound, despite having just two teeth left. Her blood work looks great for such a senior cat who has been Read More
