Public Safety

Hill Diner In Los Alamos Has Sold!

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Hill Diner and the Magistrate Court properties on Trinity Drive have sold. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

 

By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post
 
Hill Diner and the adjacent building that housed Magistrate Court have sold to a Santa Fe investment group.

The combined property at 1315 and 1319 Trinity Dr. was listed at $549,900 for the two buildings on 0.676 acres; the final sale price has not been disclosed.

Hill Diner. File photo

Refurbishing is underway at Hill Diner and the plan is to bring it back to its former glory as a warm and charming place for the community to gather

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Non-Potable Pipeline Project Begins On Arizona Street

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COUNTY News:

Los Alamos Department of Public Utilities’ contractor H.O. Construction, Inc., will commence work on Arizona Avenue this week as part of the Non-Potable Pipeline Project. 

Residents on Arizona should expect to see placement of traffic control devices as well as crews locating existing utilities through “pot-hole” excavation and utility locate paint in the public right of way. 

In the following weeks crews will begin trenching and placing pipe beginning at the east end of Arizona Avenue near Pajarito School and moving west. Some traffic delays may be expected.  Read More

Crash On Central Blamed On Morning Sunshine

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Both drivers involved in a crash shortly before 8 a.m. this morning told police they were impaired by the bright sun as they drove near the newly named Atomic City Hotel on Central Avenue. The driver of the pickup sustained just minor injuries despite the substantial damage to his small truck that collided with a caterpillar tractor. Police told the Los Alamos Daily Post that after inspecting the crash site, neither driver was issued a traffic citation. Photo by Greg Kendall Read More

School Begins Thursday And Los Alamos Police Remind Motorists To Be Careful

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LAPD News:

The Los Alamos Police Department wants to remind motorists to slow down, drive safely, and drive defensively as the school year begins this week. 

Los Alamos Police officers will be providing extra patrols in school zones to ensure safety around each school. 

“During this transition time back to school, motorists’ summer routine is changed and parents may be chauffeuring their kids to school for the first time or to a new school. When our routine is changed it can add to the hazards that motorists, pedestrians, and cyclists all ready face every day,” Cmdr. Oliver Morris Read More

CVNM On Governor’s Gold King Mine Spill Comments

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CVNM News:

SANTA FE – Conservation Voters New Mexico (CVNM) is saddened by the devastation that has been caused by the Gold King Mine spill, and stands in solidarity with all communities that have been and will be impacted by this event.

In response to the comments Gov. Susana Martinez made today concerning the Gold King Mine spill that has now reached New Mexico’s Four Corners region, CVNM Executive Director Demis Foster issued the following statement:

”We call upon Governor Martinez to address the very real toxic legacy that has plagued many of New Mexico’s rural, impoverished, Read More

Gold King Mine Spill’s Groundwater Effects Still Being Investigated In New Mexico

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NMED Secretary Ryan Flynn

NMED News:

  • Plume Passes Through New Mexico; Leaves Sediments Behind

FARMINGTON – Today, seven well water testing teams were deployed by the New Mexico Environment Department in concert with the Environmental Protection Agency to test domestic water wells near the Animas River which flows through Farmington and Aztec. 

“Although the Gold King Mine Spill’s heavy metals plume has mostly passed through the area, the sediments left behind are capable of influencing groundwater quality,” NMED Secretary Ryan Flynn said. “We are operating with an abundance of Read More

IRS Warns Taxpayers To Guard Against Deceitful Tactics

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IRS News:
 
PHOENIX ― Following the emergence of new variations of widespread tax scams, the Internal Revenue Service recently issued another warning to taxpayers to remain on high alert and protect themselves against the ever-evolving array of deceitful tactics scammers use to trick people.
 
These schemes―which can occur over the phone, in e-mails or through letters with authentic looking letterhead―try to trick taxpayers into providing personal financial information or scare people into making a false tax payment that ends up with the criminal.
 
The Treasury
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WIPP Hosts Fire Protection & Response Workshop

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Representatives from DOE headquarters and other agencies meet in Carlsbad for a fire protection and emergency response workshop. Courtesy photo
 
WIPP News:
 
Fire protection experts from the Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (DOE-EM), the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB), the Carlsbad Field Office (CBFO), and Nuclear Waste Partnership (NWP) gathered for a workshop this week in Carlsbad.
 
The purpose of the workshop was to identify and discuss applicable
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Letter To The Editor: Phone Scammer Gets Hostile

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By A Los Alamos Resident
 
I’m writing in hopes that you will report on a telephone scam that occurred yesterday.
 
My husband’s cell phone rings with Jamaica on the caller ID. He answered and was told he had won a Mercedes Benz and $1.5 million from Publishers Clearing House! He just needs to wire transfer $299.99 from Walmart or Kroger.
 
Let’s call our bearer of good news “Frank.” My husband decides to keep “Frank” on the line just to waste time. He figures the longer he talks to “Frank,” the less time he has to scam
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