County Council Holds Regular Session Jan. 25
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Council will hold a regular session 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: Jan. 25, 2022 County Council regular session agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Webinar ID: 863 6736 0871 Read More
Daily Postcard: Rising Sun Casts Amber Hue On Landscape
Daily Postcard: The rising sun casts an amber hue across the landscape Friday on Barranca Mesa. Photo by Amanda Macdonald Read More
Los Alamos County Board Of Appeals Continues For A Second Time Its Deliberations On Sirphey LLC Case
FTA Tribal Transit Program Awards $830,000 To Three Northern New Mexico Native Tribes
FTA News:
The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded three northern New Mexico native tribes $830,000 in grant money for projects that support transit services for American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native villages in rural areas.
The North Central Regional Transit District (NCRTD) submitted grant requests on behalf of the Jicarilla Apache Nation which will receive a total of $565,580, and Taos Pueblo which was awarded $200,000.
Additionally, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo will receive $64,323 for their request to secure funding to replace a vehicle that exceeded its useful life.
Jicarilla Read More
Eight Residents Apply For Vacant County Council Seat
Eight residents have applied to fill a seat on Los Alamos County Council left vacant by the Jan. 1 resignation of James Robinson.
Counci will interview the candidates during the regular council meeting that begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25.
Council will likely appoint one of the candidates at tht meeting.
The candidates include:
- Steven Booth;
- Brandi Engeman;
- Andrew Fraser;
- David Hampton;
- Melanee Hand;
- Keith Lepsch;
- Antonio Maggiore; and
- Aaron Walker.
Other agenda items for Tuesday’s meeting include:
- Introduction of Code Ordinance No. 02-325, which pertains to sewage service
Brace For Construction Noise At Aquatic Center Monday
View of the slide intallation project Saturday at the Leisure Lagoon adjacent to the Walkup Aquatic Center at 2760 Canyon Road. Photo by Ed Birnbaum
COUNTY News:
Los Alamos County has announced that visitors may experience loud construction noise on the main pool deck of the Walkup Aquatic Center at 2760 Canyon Road.
The noise may occur 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 24 as Klinger Construction begins demolishing the old metal double doors to install new store front doors and a roll-up door at the shallow end of the pool.
Direct questions about this project to Project Manager Wayne Kohlrust at Read More
LAPS School Board Members Sworn In At January Meeting
School Board members and Honorable Judge Elizabeth Allen following their swearing in at the start of the Jan. 11 meeting, from left, Christine Bernstein, Antonio Jaurigue, Allen, Erin Green, Ellen Specter and Melanie Colgan. Courtesy/LAPS
LAPS News:
The first Los Alamos School Board meeting of 2022 was held Tuesday, Jan. 11. Newly elected board member Antonio Jaurigue, along with re-elected members Melanie Colgan, Erin Green and Ellen Specter, were sworn in by the Honorable Judge Elizabeth Allen.
The board then held elections for officers, resulting in Melanie Colgan being elected president; Read More
New Online Unified Portal Launching This Fall For Access To New Mexico Health & Human Services
HSD Deputy Secretary Kari Armijo
HSD News:
SANTA FE — The Human Services Department (HSD) will launch a new web portal this fall designed to direct New Mexicans to all types of health and human services across state agencies – that fits their needs.
The unified portal is the next step in creating a simplified, mobile-friendly website and application process to streamline the eligibility and enrollment for services such as Medicaid, behavioral health, child support, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The unified portal will also create an entry point for individuals Read More
LAPS Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy Issues Update On Return To In Person Instruction Monday Jan. 24
Los Alamos Public Schools (LAPS) Interim Superintendent Jennifer Guy issued the following letter to parents this morning, updating them on the return to in person instruction scheduled for Monday, Jan. 24:
LAPS Families,
After careful consideration of the costs and benefits associated with returning to school, we have made the decision for all of the Los Alamos Public Schools to return to providing in person instruction on Monday, January 24. We want to emphasize that the health and safety of staff and students continues to be the number one priority.
This was a difficult decision. Read More
Martinez: The Perfect Time To Organize Your Finances
President, Los Alamos Region
Enterprise Bank & Trust, Member FDIC
As we settle into 2022, many of us have already begun working toward resolutions for the months ahead. Now is a perfect time to organize your finances and set yourself on the right path to accomplish your new year’s goals.
Budgeting is a great way to get organized and increase your personal financial awareness. Start by determining your monthly income and expenses to understand where your money is going instead of wondering where it went.
Identifying and eliminating your “budget busters” or the small amounts Read More
County Personnel Board Meets Jan. 25
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Personnel Board will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25 virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: Jan. 25, 2022 Personnel Board Agenda.
County Planning And Zoning Commission Meets Jan. 26
COUNTY News:
The Los Alamos County Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC) will meet 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26 virtually on Zoom.
This meeting is open to the public.
Find the agenda to this meeting here: Jan. 26, 2022 PZC Agenda.
Find the link to this meeting here.
Webinar ID: 853 6671 7750
Passcode: 012622 Read More
View Of Early Morning Sunrise Today Over White Rock
Early morning sunrise brightens sky today over White Rock. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More
Governor Proclaims NM School Choice Week Jan. 23-29
NSCW News:
SANTA FE — Great students and great schools deserve a celebration. That’s the message New Mexico families are bringing to their events for National School Choice Week 2022.
New Mexico schools, organizations, and individuals are planning 175 celebrations for the Week, which will feature more than 26,000 activities nationwide. New Mexicans will participate in the 1ra Feria Virtual Nacional Escolar y de Recursos en Español (First National Virtual School and Resource Fair in Spanish) Friday, Jan. 28.
More than two dozen U.S. landmarks and notable buildings will light up Read More
Daily Postcard: Mule Deer Buck Lounges In Snow
Daily Postcard: A mule deer buck lounges in the snow Thursday morning in an arroyo near the backyard of a residence in Los Alamos. The mule deer is indigenous to western North America and named for its ears, which are large like those of the mule. Source: wikipedia. Photo by Verena Welser
A mule deer buck nibbles on plants in snow Thursday morning in an arroyo near the backyard of a residence in Los Alamos. Photo by Verena Welser Read More
It’s Official: Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris
Magistrate Court Pat Casados swears in new Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris today at the Justice Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
New Los Alamos Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris signs official documents following his swearing in ceremony today in Magistrate Court. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Kateri Morris pins the badge on her husband, newly promoted Deputy Police Chief Oliver Morris today during a promotion ceremony in Magistrate Court at the Justice Center. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com
Gathered in Magistrate Court today fof his promotion Read More
TGIF Concert Series: Harpsichordist Linda Raney Jan. 21
First Presbyterian Church at 208 Grant Ave. in Santa Fe. Courtesy/FPC
CONCERT News:
What: Linda Raney, harpsichord
Music: Herbert Howells Lambert’s Clavichord
Date: January 21, 2022
Time: 5:30 (doors open at 5:15)
Where: First Presbyterian Church 208 Grant Ave. Santa Fe, NM 87501
Admission: Freewill offering and open to all
For More Information call 982.8544
Program:
Lambert’s Clavichord Op. 41 (HH 165):
- ‘Lambert’s Fireside’
The Croft: 14 May 1926 - ‘Fellowes’ Delight’
H. London: 13 Sept 1927
The Rev. Edmund H. Fellows (1870-1951)
Director of choir at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor
LAPS Special Virtual School Board Meeting 1 PM Monday
LAPS News:
It has been brought to the attention of the district that the Jan. 15 Los Alamos School Board meeting where the new superintendent was selected was not properly noticed to the public.
An email circulated Jan. 4 announcing the meeting indicated that a possible quorum of board members might be present in the LAPD Board Room from 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Jan. 12-16 for superintendent candidates’ interviews.
The notice said no action would be taken.
In addition, there was no agenda for the Jan. 15 meeting sent to local media or available to the public on the LAPS website until Jan. 17.
In order to Read More
Public Can See District Spending On ‘Open Books’ Website … New Transparency Portal Responds To Legislation
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — New Mexicans can now access detailed financial information about state-chartered schools, school districts and regional education cooperatives with a few clicks of a computer mouse.
Open Books is the Public Education Department’s new online financial reporting system, launched in response to Senate Bill 96, passed in the regular session in 2020.
The legislation appropriated $3 million for the department to develop an accessible financial reporting system that would allow comparison between schools, districts and regional education cooperatives on measures Read More
Governor Asks Legislature To Exempt Social Security Benefits From State’s Personal Income Tax
From the Office of the Governor:
New Mexico is one of just 13 states that tax the benefit
SANTA FE – Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced today the introduction of Senate Bill 108, legislation sponsored by Sen. Michael Padilla that would exempt Social Security benefits from the state’s personal income tax.
“New Mexico is one of only a few states that taxes Social Security,” Gov. Lujan Grisham said. “Ending this tax lifts one more burden from the shoulders of New Mexico seniors living on fixed incomes.”
Currently, Social Security benefits that are subject Read More
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