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USDOT Announces More Than $10 Million In Tribal Transit Grant Awards To 36 Tribal Governments In Rural Areas

U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

USDOT News:

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today awarded $10.3 million in Tribal Transit Program grant awards to 36 Tribal governments for projects that support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas. 

“Today’s announcement is an important step toward ensuring Tribal Nations have the transportation infrastructure they need and deserve,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said. “And thanks to the Bipartisan Read More

Pig + Fig Café Turns Six Years Old Today!

‘Jan. 19, 2016 … six years ago I opened a quiet little coffee shop in White Rock. Thank you to everyone who has poured love, sweat and tears into this place along with me. It didn’t go unnoticed,’ Pig + Fig Café Owner Laura Crucet. Visit www.pigandfigcafe.com. Courtesy image Read More

Winter Wine Tasting At Blue Window Bistro Saturday Jan. 29

Courtesy/Blue Window

Blue Window Bistro News:

Join the Blue Window Bistro for a Winter Wine Tasting 6-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. 

The Winter Wine Tasting includes 5 Courses, with 5 Paired Wines; $115/person + tax and gratuity.

Seating will be extremely limited (only 40 guests) *Prepaid reservation required.

1st COURSE

  • Fig and Prosciutto Salad
  • Baby greens + shaved prosciutto + black figs + goat cheese + creamy poppyseed vinaigrette
  • Poema Cava, Brut, Penedes, Spain NV

2ND COURSE

  • Fusion Lobster Roll
  • Plantain cake + chimichurri + roasted corn chutney + sliced avocado + poached lobster
  • Mer Soleil
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UNM-LA, RDC & Chamber Of Commerce Partner To Help Local Community Develop And Maintain Robust Workforce

Courtesy/UNM-LA

EDUCATION News:

The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos (UNM-LA) announces the “Scholarship for Education and Economic Development” (SEED), in partnership with the Regional Development Corporation (RDC) and  Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce.

An initial announcement was made at the Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce meeting Jan. 13.

This program will provide scholarships to students working in Los Alamos County intending to help local employers recruit and retain employees, while also developing the knowledge and skills of the individual employees.

The scholarship will Read More

PAC 8 Community Media Center: Jan 21-27, 2022

PAC 8 News:

PAC 8 Community Media Center is available for recording events, transferring of old media, shooting and editing, live streaming and drone photography and videography.

For information, email pac8@losalamos.com, call 505.662.7228 or visit pac8cmc.com.

PAC 8 Television schedule for Jan. 21-27:

Friday, Jan. 21, 2022

  • 6 a.m. — Democracy Now! – Live
  • 10 a.m. — The Tom Hartman Program
  • 11 a.m. — County Council Replay 1-11-22
  • 3 p.m. — Democracy Now!
  • 5 p.m. — PAC PAGES – Los Alamos County News Updates
  • 6 p.m. — Los Alamos Senior Center – “Wake up and Move with Natalie”
  • 7 p.m. — The Role of Exercise
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Family, Friends & Community Celebrate Muy Salsas Opening

Holding the ribbon from left, LACDC Chair Jim Hall, Julio Martinez, Owner Gisel Martinez, cutting the ribbon Julia Martinez, Patrice Corral Owner, Owner Christine Martinez, Chef Alonso Rico and Elsa Corral. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com

By KIRSTEN LASKEY
LOS ALAMOS DAILY POST
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The Chamber of Commerce celebrated the grand opening of Muy Salsas, 1315 Trinity Dr., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, Jan. 14.

Christine Martinez, who owns the restaurant along with her sister Gisel and mother Patricia Corral described the opening as “a dream come true”. Read More

Atomic City Quilts & Close-Knit Yarn Co-Op Closed Jan. 18-19 Due To Potential COVID-19 Exposure

Mary Fellman, left, of Close-Knit Yarn Co-Op and Shelly Kuropatwinski of Atomic City Quilts are closing their shops Tuesday and Wednesday due to a potential COVID-19 exposure at 1247 Central Ave. Post file photo

BUSINESS News:

Out of an abundance of caution and a potential COVID-19 exposure, Atomic City Quilts and Close-Knit Yarn Co-Op will be closed to the public Tuesday, Jan. 18 and Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 1247 Central Ave.

Atomic City Quilts and Close-Knit Yarn Co-Op will continue to provide no-contact curbside pickup and online orders. Read More

NMDOT Releases Wildlife Corridors Action Plan Draft

NMDOT News:

SANTA FE — The New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) in partnership with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) is releasing the Draft Wildlife Corridors Action Plan for public review.

The plan has been prepared in accordance with New Mexico Senate Bill 228, the Wildlife Corridors Act (Act).

The Act, signed into law by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in 2019, directed the NMDOT and the NMDGF to develop the plan for NMDOT roads statewide.

The plan identifies wildlife-vehicle collision hotspots that pose a particularly high risk to the traveling public. Read More

ABA SCLAID Finds Deficiencies In Its Workload Study Of New Mexico Public Defense System

ABA President Reginald Turner

ABA News:

WASHINGTON — The American Bar Association (ABA) Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense (SCLAID) and the Seattle-based accounting and consulting firm Moss Adams LLP released findings Friday of a joint study of workloads of state public defense attorneys in New Mexico.

The findings show a systemic deficiency exists for the residents of the state who need public defense.

The principal findings of the study are: 

  • At a consistent annual workload, the state’s Law Offices of the Public Defender (LOPD) is deficient 602 full-time-equivalent
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