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Did You Get Your Check?

Staff Report

If you live in the Valley or the Jemez mountains, you really want to pay attention to this story. The Jemez Mountains Electric Cooperative, Inc. (JMEC), which serves most of the communities surrounding Los Alamos County has issued capital credit checks for members who paid an electric bill in 1985, 1986 and 1987, but some have been returned as undeliverable.

The JMEC Board of Trustees met March 31 of this year and agreed to pay $2,000,000 in Capital Credits to the coop membership. Checks were issued to all eligible coop members who paid an electric bill in 1985, 1986 and 1987, but some Read More

FBI: Man In White Cap, Possible Fake Goatee, Attempts To Rob Albuquerque Bank

FBI News:

A slender man wearing a white baseball cap and perhaps a fake goatee tried to rob a northeast Albuquerque bank Monday, Aug. 7.

The incident occurred at approximately 3:41 p.m. at BBVA Compass Bank, 7530 Montgomery Blvd. NE.

The suspect was described as a Hispanic male in his 30s, approximately 5’5” to 5’7” tall, with a slender build, dark hair and a goatee that may have been a fake. He wore sunglasses, a white baseball cap with a logo, a light-green long-sleeve shirt and dark sweat pants with white stripes.

Witnesses said the robber presented a demand note to a teller, but left

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Governor: TV And Film Production Contributes More Than Half A Billion Dollars To States’s Economy

STATE News:

  • Third Straight Record-Shattering Year for Film Industry in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE — Today, Gov. Susana Martinez has announced that film and television production contributed more than half a billion dollars to New Mexico’s economy last year, shattering the previous record by more than $115 million.

The announcement marks the third straight record-shattering year for New Mexico’s film industry.

“From our talented workforce to our unmatched scenery and robust incentives, the choice is clear – New Mexico is the perfect place for film and television production,” Martinez said. Read More

Aug. 23 Chamber Breakfast Is Canceled

CHAMBER News:

The Aug. 23 Chamber Breakfast is canceled due to a scheduling conflict.

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce apologizes for the inconvenience.  

Details for the next Chamber Breakfast will be announced soon. Read More

Letter To The Editor: Paradise Lost? Los Alamos’ Tragedy Of The Commons

By MICHAEL ALTHERR
Los Alamos

The mountainous environment surrounding the Los Alamos townsite truly makes our community a unique and special place to live. Pajarito Mountain, standing tall and visible from most of the county, is the crown jewel. It would be unusual to find someone who has not wandered the flanks of Pajarito Mountain in summer or winter.

Now that crown jewel is up for sale for the bargain price of $1.25 million. That’s 750 acres at a price of $1,700/acre with the lodge and out buildings, equipment and cellular infrastructure thrown in for free! For comparison, the value that the Read More

John Romero, Jr. Named NCJFCJ President-Elect

Judge John Romero, Jr.
 
NCJFCJ News:
 
RENO, Nev.  The Honorable John Romero, Jr. of the Second Judicial District Court, Children’s Court Division in Albuquerque, will become president of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) next July 2018. He will be the first president representing New Mexico in the organization’s 81 years.
 
The NCJFCJ Board of Directors recently elected Judge Romero as president-elect, after serving as a member of the organization for 13 years, with five years on the Board. He will serve in that capacity
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NCRTD Sees Record Number Of Riders In FY 2017

NCRTD News:
 
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD), known as the RTD “Blue Bus,” has posted a 6.1 percent increase in ridership in its fiscal year (FY) 2017, which ran from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017, setting  its highest number of trips in a given year.
 
Passenger trips for all NCRTD-operated routes totaled 284,285 in FY2017 over a total of 268,050 in FY2016. NCRTD provides service on 24 fixed routes throughout North Central New Mexico, two demand response routes, one dial-a-ride service, and complementary paratransit service in the Taos area.
 
Among
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Info Session On Sterling Metrics’ Social Lending Program At projectY Tuesday

 
projectY cowork News:
 
projectY cowork will host an information session featuring Sterling Metrics 5:30-6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 8 at 150 Central Park Square in Los Alamos.
 
Sterling Metrics is a New Mexico-based startup focused on assisting local small businesses attain the necessary capital for improvements, and/or expansion plans.
 
Based in Albuquerque, Sterling Metrics recognizes the need to sustain growing small business, and has crafted a way to help by leveraging the local community for debt-based crowdfunding. 
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