Carol A. Clark

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

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Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham speaking during a press conference this afternoon that New Mexico’s emergency public health order will be extended and amended to permit indoor dining, hair salons, gyms and indoor shopping malls to reopen next week on a limited basis. Screenshot/LADP

From the Office of the Governor:

  • Amended emergency public health order effective June 1

SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced during a press conference this afternoon that New Mexico’s emergency public health order will be extended and amended to permit indoor dining, hair salons, gyms and indoor shopping Read More

Los Alamos County Absentee Ballot Deadline Nears

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County Clerk Naomi Maestas

From the Los Alamos County Clerk’s Office:

Important absentee by-mail deadline approaching! County Clerk Naomi Maestas would like to remind voters that ballots must physically be received by the Clerk’s Office no later than 7 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, June 2.

As of this afternoon, our records show there are 2,134 outstanding absentee by-mail ballots that need to be returned to our office.

Per NMSA 1-6-10, Receipt of mailed ballots by clerk.  C. Completed official mailing envelopes shall be accepted until 7 p.m. on election day. D. Any completed official mailing Read More

VIDEO: Udall, Community Leaders Hold Virtual Roundtable On Restarting Census Collection In Southern New Mexico

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From the Office of U.S. Sen. Tom Udall:

SANTA FE — U.S. Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) held a virtual roundtable with the Las Cruces Area Office of the U.S. Census Bureau and community leaders in eastern and southern New Mexico to announce the restarting of census collection efforts temporarily paused to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

The Las Cruces-based field Read More

New Mexico COVID-19 Cases At 7,364 With 6 More Deaths And 2,684 Patients Recovered

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – New Mexico state health officials have announced this afternoon 108 additional positive tests for COVID-19.

Los Alamos County remains at 6 cases that have tested positive for COVID-19.

Today’s update includes 6 additional deaths reported in New Mexico related to COVID-19.

The New Mexico Department of Health reported today the most recent cases:

  • 51 new cases in Bernalillo County
  • 2 new cases in Cibola County
  • 1 new case in Curry County
  • 3 new cases in Doña Ana County
  • 2 new cases in Eddy County
  • 18 new cases in McKinley County
  • 1 new case in Otero County
  • 3 new case in Rio Arriba County
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Landscaping & Irrigation Supply Opens In Los Alamos

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From left, Charly Landscape and Irrigation Supplies co-owner Carlos ‘Charly’ Lopez, co-owner and wife Socorro Rascon, Dubalin the dog, and crew members Ingrid Morales, Julio Leon and Gabriel Trujillo gather Saturday outside their new store at 110 East Gate. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

Charly Landscaping and Irrigation Supplies offers numerous products, including garden decor. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

After operating his landscape and irrigation supply business in Santa Fe for 10 years, Read More

New Mexico ‘Mask Madness’ Competition Voting Opens

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STATE News:

SANTA FE – The Office of Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced this morning that the first round of voting has opened for New Mexico Mask Madness, a statewide competition intended to highlight the creativity and artistic ability of New Mexicans amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Mexicans can cast a vote for their favorite masks once a day online here.

Seeding-round voting will be open through the end of Wednesday, June 3. The top vote-getters will be seeded into brackets and New Mexicans will be able to vote for their favorite mask in each match up until a champion is crowned – and a prize

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Proud Home Of Topper Senior Emily Holmes

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Topper Senior Emily Holmes in front of her Los Alamos home with her Class of 2020 yard sign and Scholarship Recipient sign. Every senior at Los Alamos High School was given a yard sign as part of a month long schedule of activities to honor them. The governor ordered all the schools in New Mexico closed for the remainder of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic so LAPS and the community are finding ways to honor the graduates. Holmes is heading to UC Berkeley in the fall to study anthropology. She is the daughter of  Rich and Nan Holmes. Courtesy photo
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Gessing: Governor Needs To ‘Do No Harm’ To Four Corners

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By PAUL GESSING
Rio Grande Foundation

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak in New Mexico, the Four Corners region of New Mexico faced serious economic challenges. The declining price of natural gas, which had been the basis of the area’s economy for decades was the most significant issue.

The price which exceeded $15 per million cubic feet (MCF) back in 2008 embarked on a rapid decline with the advent of the “fracking” revolution. The price is now below $2 per MCF and shows no sign of rising in the foreseeable future. That’s a decline of over 80 percent.

The next “shoe” to drop was the Gov.’s Energy Transition Read More