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  • Valles Caldera reports progress and missed goals

    Don’t panic. The grace period for the Valles Caldera National Preserve is not half over, it’s half begun.

     

    This in paraphrase is what the preserve’s new executive director had to say about the organization’s report to Congress on its progress last year.

     

    “What the trust has been striving to do is to keep on the straight and narrow with the mandates they have by law,” Gary Bratcher said in a telephone call Thursday.

     

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  • Representatives react to speech

    The Legislature convened on Tuesday for its 49th session and faces many budgetary issues.

     

    In his State of the state address, Gov. Richardson mentioned the state’s rainy-day fund, in which there is more than $400 million to help cover the huge deficit the state faces.

     

    Republican Minority Leader Rep. Thomas Taylor and Minority Whip Rep. Keith Gardner agreed that the state faces some serious matters.

     

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  • New Mexico Women in Business is coming to town

    A new organization for women business owners called “New Mexico Women in Business” is opening in Los Alamos.

    The organization is comprised of  women who own their own businesses, whether home-based or in a traditional store front.

    “The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce is pleased to welcome New Mexico Women in Business and we’ll be hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony and boutique from 5:30-8 p.m., at H&R Block in Central Park  Square,” said Chamber Member Services Coordinator Katy Korkos.

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  • Committee reviews final CIP applications

      The last in a series of meetings, during which Capital Improvement Projects applications were reviewed, was held on Friday night in Council Chambers. The committee appointed to review the applications heard presentations from sponsors on the last six applications.

      Applications reviewed on Friday night were as follows:

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  • Police work with landlords for safer neighborhoods

    Rumors of meth houses inside the manufactured home community were circulating when Steve and Peggy Gianes first took over management of Royal Crest at 2025 East Jemez Road.

     

    “Working together with our local police, we've gotten rid of those homes,” Gianes said during an interview Wednesday. “In another home in our community there was an illegal resident who would not have been approved to live here because of his criminal history. It was difficult to get him out of here but with the help of the police, we did it.”

     

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  • Los Alamos County Library System gets upgraded

    Work to include new self -checkout stations and security gates within the Los Alamos County Library System started at least three years ago. On Wednesday the library system staff and community celebrated the fruits of that labor.

     

    The new features were recognized with a ribbon-cutting, a presentation and a cake. Participants were introduced to the new stations and security measures at Mesa Public Library.

     

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  • LANL computers stolen from Santa Fe home

    The Santa Fe Police Department and Los Alamos National Laboratory confirmed Wednesday that three computers were stolen from a Santa Fe residence Friday.

    Captain Gary Johnson, the public information officer for the criminal division, said there was evidence of forcible entry into the home in the 1300 block of Madrid Road, an east side Santa Fe neighborhood.

    “There is nothing solid at this point,” he said, adding that there was no information about whether the computers held classified information.”

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  • Six more applications reviewed at public hearing

    The Capital Improvement Projects application review process is still underway. The first in a series of four meetings was held last week, during which six applications were reviewed.

     

    The committee in charge of reviewing the applications held another meeting on Tuesday night in Council Chambers, where another five applications were reviewed.

     

    The list for Tuesday night’s agenda was as follows:

     

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  • Senate approves Chu for energy post

    Incoming Energy Secretary Steven Chu was confirmed Tuesday, within hours of the inauguration of President Barack Obama in Washington.

    Chu was one of six cabinet secretaries approved unanimously by the Senate, along with Office of Management and Budget Director Peter Orszag.

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  • 11 interested in council seat

    Filling the vacant county council seat left by the resignation of Jim West has been at the top of the new council’s list of things to do since their first meeting on the subject Jan. 6.

    During that meeting, it was decided that interested residents could submit applications, with a list of qualifications to County Administrator Max Baker.

    The deadline for submissions was 5 p.m. Tuesday.

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