Today's News

I share the disappointment of most that the route to the full development of the Trinity Site remains uncertain. Some blame Boyer, some the county and council, but all of us need to look a little deeper.

There have been changes in Los Alamos over the past 15 years that have taken their toll. Better roads to Española and Santa Fe and inexpensive and regularly scheduled public transportation have made it faster and easier to shop outside Los Alamos.

A couple of positives happened for the Los Alamos Hilltopper volleyball team this weekend at the Zia Classic.

Los Alamos finished third in the tournament, played in Roswell, by topping Lubbock (Texas) Christian in its final match Saturday afternoon 3-1 and Los Alamos got another good look at the top-ranked Goddard Rockets Saturday morning.

The Rockets, the No. 2 team in the state according to the most recent coaches’ poll, took the Hilltoppers in three games in the tournament semifinals, winning the match 25-18, 25-23, 25-23.

The chance to soar high above the ground in an airplane is an experience that some people never have.

  Young people in Los Alamos, Taos and Española, who have never flown in an airplane, have been afforded the opportunity to take a ride with a licensed pilot, thanks to the Young Eagles Program, a program that introduces children to the world of flight.

  Among 40,000 pilots around the world who donate their time and aircraft to the effort is Will Fox of Los Alamos, according to a press release from the Young Eagles Office.   

On Sept. 18, the two-day Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah begins. Rosh Hashanah is Hebrew for “head of the year” and this day begins the Jewish year 5770.

The holiday celebrates the creation of mankind and features festive meals and New Year good wishes. It also begins a 10-day period of personal reassessment and atonement.