Carol A. Clark

New Mexico Delegation Announces More Than $20 Million In CARES Act Funding For Skilled Nursing Facilities

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New Mexico Delegation News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), along with U.S. Representatives Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-N.M.), announced that 59 skilled nursing facilities in the State of New Mexico will receive $20,537,500 to help combat the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The funds come from the $175 billion Provider Relief Fund established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Read More

EAGL Technology Providing Leading Edge Software To Detect Active Shooter Threats Moves Forward With Major Expansion In Albuquerque

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EDD News:

ALBUQUERQUE — A manufacturing company that provides leading-edge technology and software to detect active shooter threats is expanding in Albuquerque with the help of State and City economic assistance through Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) funds.

EAGL Technology Inc. will expand its workforce from 22 to 38 highly paid and skilled employees, moving into a larger and newly renovated 15,400 square foot facility at 3821 Singer Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, 87109.

“I can’t think of a better economic investment for New Mexico than to help a company of this caliber expand its work to Read More

New Mexico Governor Announces Limited Reopening For Dine-In Restaurants, Indoor Malls, Gyms, Salons And More

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s amended emergency public health order effective today. Courtesy photo

 

From the Office of the Governor:

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s emergency public health order has been extended and amended to permit indoor dining, hair salons, gyms and indoor shopping malls to reopen on a limited basis and in accordance with required COVID-Safe Practices, among other changes.

Restaurants may resume indoor seating at 50 percent maximum occupancy effective today, June 1. Bar and counter seating are still prohibited; to be served, customers must be seated at tables positioned

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ECECD Holds First Of Four Transition Committee Meetings In Partnership With The Hunt Institute

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STATE News:

SANTA FE — The Early Childhood Education and Care Department’s Transition Committee (ECECD) Thursday hosted its first of four meetings.

The three-hour gathering, coordinated by The Hunt Institute and conducted via Zoom, addressed challenges and opportunities facing ECECD as it prepares for its July 1 launch.

In particular, the Committee focused on ways to ensure better coordination across the state’s prenatal-to-five programs – and to involve local and tribal communities more fully in the development and implementation of programs and services across the state.

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Bear And Cubs Spotted Frolicking On Barranca Mesa

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A bear and her cubs spend time early Sunday evening frolicking behind a residence at the east end of Totavi Street on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Cornell Wright
Scene of a bear and her cubs frolicking behind a residence Sunday evening at the east end of Totavi Street on Barranca Mesas. Photo by Cornell Wright
One of three bear cubs frolicking with their mama bear behind a residence Sunday evening at the east end of Totavi Street on Barranca Mesas. Photo by Cornell Wright

One of three bear cubs frolicking with their mama bear behind a residence Sunday evening at the east end of Totavi Street on Barranca Mesas.
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Balderas On New Mexico Supreme Court Granting Petition To Stop Grants Mayor From Interfering In Public Health Orders

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Attorney General Hector Balderas

AG News:

SANTA FE — Attorney General Hector Balderas issued the following statement in response to an order issued Thursday from the New Mexico Supreme Court, granting the Office of the Attorney General’s petition, which sought to establish the statewide authority of the State’s public health emergency orders and to prevent the Mayor of Grants from interfering with them:

“I am grateful to the Supreme Court for their affirmation that the Constitution and the laws of our State protect all New Mexicans during a pandemic emergency,” Balderas said.

Grants Mayor Read More

More Scenes From Peaceful Protest At Ashley Pond Park

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More scenes from the ‘Black Lives Matter’ peaceful protest Sunday afternoon at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos. Some 100 people gathered to protest the May 25 death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo by Jim O’Donnell

Scene from the ‘Black Lives Matter’ peaceful protest Sunday afternoon at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Jim O’Donnell

Scene from the ‘Black Lives Matter’ peaceful protest Sunday afternoon at Ashley Pond Park in downtown Los Alamos. Photo by Jim O’Donnell

Scene from the ‘Black Lives Matter’ peaceful Read More

Rotary: Georgia Strickfaden Recounts Travel-Tour Career

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Georgia Strickfaden

ROTARY News:

Community leader Georgia Strickfaden spoke to the Rotary Club of Los Alamos May 26, describing her career background in the travel and tour industry.

Years ago, upon reading an article in Modern Maturity magazine, predecessor to today’s AARP magazine, Strickfaden was inspired by the innovative tour business, AdventureWomen (formerly Rainbow Adventures), created by Susan Eckert, a trailblazer for women’s adventure travel.

When Eckert arranged a Southwest tour that included Santa Fe, Bandelier and Los Alamos, Strickfaden offered to assist her. From Read More