Carol A. Clark

Council Elects David Izraelevitz To Second Term As Chair And Chris Chandler As Vice Chair For 2018

Moments after the vote this evening, County Council Chair David Izraelevitz who was elected to a second term, welcomes Councilor Chris Chandler who was elected to serve as vice chair to sit next to him through 2018. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
caclark@ladailypost.com
 
At its regular meeting this evening in Council Chambers, the Los Alamos County Council voted 5-1 to re-elect David Izraelevitz chair and elect Councilor Chris Chandler vice chair. Chandler replaces Susan O’Leary who did not seek re-election and was not at this
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LA County Manager Harry Burgess Presents 2017 Annual Report At Chamber Business Breakfast Jan. 11

Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess

 

CHAMBER News:

 

Los Alamos County Manager Harry Burgess will present the 2017 Annual Report at the Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast, Thursday, Jan. 11.

 

The Chamber Business Breakfast is 7:30-9 a.m. in Building 2, Room 230 at UNM-LA, 4000 University Dr. Breakfast is catered so register on the Chamber website events page at www.losalamoschamber.com/events.

 

The Chamber Business Breakfasts are sponsored by the LANL CPO’s office and attendance at the breakfasts is a benefit of Chamber Membership.

 

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Byron Henderson To Spend Four Years In Prison

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

maire@ladailypost.com

 

Byron Henderson, arrested last March during Los Alamos Police Department’s Operation Spring Cleaning, will serve a four-year prison sentence on two drug-related charges following his sentencing by Chief Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer Jan. 4 in First Judicial Court.

The first count, possession of a controlled substance – methamphetamine was reduced from a trafficking charge. Henderson was sentenced to 18 months on that charge and was handed a nine-year sentence on one count of trafficking with five years suspended. Read More

Judge Binds Sachin Pandey Over To District Court

By MAIRE O’NEILL

Los Alamos Daily Post

maire@ladailypost.com

 

Sachin Pandey, 31, of Los Alamos has been bound over to First Judicial Court on charges of aggravated battery, false imprisonment and attempt to commit a felony – sexual assault following a lengthy preliminary hearing Friday in Los Alamos Magistrate Court.

The charges are connected to an incident in the early hours of Sept. 24 at Camp May, which ended with the victim receiving stitches in her forehead at Los Alamos Medical Center. Judge Pat Casados said she went over everything that was presented to her and found probable cause Read More

Advanced Metering Coming To Los Alamos

 

COUNTY News:

The Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities (DPU) will be seeking approval in January from the Board of Public Utilities (BPU) to award a contract for the purchase and installation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) for all of Los Alamos County.

AMI is a method of using communication technology to read meters remotely without having to physically access the meters on customers’ properties.

DPU will take the contract to the BPU at 5:30 p.m., Jan. 17 in Council Chambers at 1000 Central Ave. The contract will then go to the Los Alamos County Council Jan. 30 for approval. Read More

Secretary Zinke Creates New Council For Hunting And Shooting Sports Conservation

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke
 
DOI News:
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.  Continuing his unyielding support for hunting, fishing, and the American conservation ethic, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke today announced the creation of the Hunting and Shooting Sports Conservation Council.
 
The Council is intended to provide the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture with advice regarding the establishment and implementation of existing and proposed policies and authorities with regard to wildlife and habitat conservation. The
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NNMC Spring Semester Begins Jan. 16

NNMC News:
 
Spring semester at Northern New Mexico College is set to begin Tuesday, Jan. 16.
 
Registration for the Spring Semester is still open. New and returning students can register by calling Northern’s Admissions Office at 505.747.2111, or visiting the office at Northern’s Española campus to speak to an advisor.
 
New Student Orientation is 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, at the Center for the Arts. Check in at 8:30 a.m. Register here for New Student Orientation.
 
A full schedule of classes
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