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Today's News

  • Trinity Place at a crossroads

    Thursday’s special meeting of the Los Alamos County Council to discuss the status of the Trinity Site project was a welcome development but an unwelcome piece of troubling news.

    Many people will say they saw this coming for quite awhile, and many will be glad that the shifting realities of the situation have finally surfaced.

    It should be no surprise in the current financial and economic environment that the developer, The Boyer Company, has encountered difficulties finding an “anchor,” the star attraction upon which the whole plan depends.

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  • Keeping vision of a lifestyle center

    I want to share my perspectives with you on the Trinity project.

    Our county is very proud of our vision to become a vibrant community, attractive for our residents and for others who might come here.  Part of this vision is to develop a lifestyle center, where shopping can be pleasurable, social and fill many of our general retail needs and wants.

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  • Everyday superheroes

    Getting paid to do a little yard work is a typical summer activity for a teenager, but not many teens pay someone else for the opportunity to pull weeds in the July heat. Earlier this month 20 teens from Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish did just that.  

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  • Smith’s buys Mari-Mac shopping center

    Smith’s Food & Drug Centers, Inc., has purchased the bulk of the property in Mari-Mac Village between Central Avenue and Trinity Drive. 

    Title Guaranty & Insurance Company at 1200 Trinity Dr., filed the special warranty deed in the Los Alamos County Clerk’s office conveying the property from Developers Diversified Realty of Ohio to Smith’s June 3. The plat indicating the perimeters of the property sold was filed in the clerk’s office July 9.

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  • People in the News

    Zigfried “Zig” Hampel-Arias was recently awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Program grant for the 2009-2010 academic year to Argentina. Hampel-Arias will in high-energy particle physics by conducting research with the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory Collaboration in San Carlos de Bariloche. The Los Alamos native received his bachelor’s degree from Rice University and is a classically trained pianist who plans to take tango, dance and piano lessons while in Argentina.   

     

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  • Accident victim dies after years in coma

    A tragic chapter for the community and particularly for Efren Martinez of Cordova, N.M. and his family came to a close this week. Martinez died Tuesday after 13 ½ years in a coma caused by a traumatic electrical accident while working for a construction contractor at Los Alamos National Laboratory.

    Martinez’ brother-in-law Richard Pacheco, speaking for family, said, “This brings closure to the family. We did not want him to be forgotten.”

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  • Our View: It's a small world

    It is a small world

    A new study released by the Associated Press shows that reducing emissions from coal-fired power plants and oil and gas operations in the Four Corners region would help lower ozone pollution levels.

    The air quality modeling study was prepared for the New Mexico Environment Department as part of a long-term effort to inventory pollution sources and develop strategies for managing the region’s air quality.

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  • Within the bounds of perception
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  • Lujan Center touts string of successes

    A burgeoning number of college students and seasoned scientists from across the globe are conducting research projects together at the Manuel Lujan, Jr. Neutron Scattering Center.

    The 150,000 square-foot facility is unique in many ways as nationally recognized, award-winning scientist Alan Hurd pointed out during an in-depth tour on Tuesday afternoon.

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  • United Way gives nearly $1 million to member agencies

    Nearly $1 million in United Way of Northern New Mexico designations and allocations went to its member agencies this year from the 2009 campaign that ended Dec. 31.

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