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Today's News

  • Negotiations still underway with Boyer

    The delay in finalizing negotiations between Los Alamos County and the Boyer Company has some residents concerned that the Trinity Place project is never going to happen.

    Final details are not the only concern, however. During the county’s strategic planning meeting on Feb. 27, Councilor Mike Wismer brought up the suggestion that the county may want to look at a contingency plan if the deal does fall through.

    Given the state of the economy, many retailers are struggling and the ability to secure an anchor for Trinity Place has been questioned.

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  • The power of play

    What is the value of play in young children’s lives?  Is play essential for developmental growth and school readiness? These are questions that are being asked as the pre-school years receive national attention from parents, educators and the government.

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  • Injured skier to be fine

    It appears that the Los Alamos skier who was injured in a recent accident on the Lumber Yard Run at Pajarito Mountain Ski Hill is going to be fine.

    “He (William Crooks) did sustain some significant injuries but our patrol talked to his wife and it looks like he is going to be fine,” said Pajarito Ski Hill General Manager Tom Long during an interview Friday afternoon. “We haven’t heard if he is out of the hospital yet.”

    Crooks, 45, fell and hit his head at about 3 p.m. Feb. 27.

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  • Police Beat 3-10-09

    Police Beat items are compiled from public information contained in Los Alamos Police Department Records. Charges or citations listed in Police Beat do not imply innocence or guilt.

    Feb. 19

    6:06 p.m. – Anthony Martinez, 25, of Los Alamos was arrested at 3504 Arizona and charged with assault on a peace officer.

    8:50 p.m. – Kevin Herring, 31, of Los Alamos was arrested at 4039 Sycamore and charged with hit and run and reckless driving.

    Feb. 20

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  • Goals outlined at strategic planning meeting

    County councilors and staff from various departments met Feb. 27 in council chambers as part of a strategic planning session.

    The purpose of the session was to discuss and update the management action plans for the strategic goals and objectives; the draft of financial support of Los Alamos Public Schools guiding principles and environmental sustainability objectives.

    The first discussion centered on the proposed strategic goals and objectives of the county.  The goals were listed as follows:

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  • College Board makes changes

    The face of UNM-LA’s five-person Advisory Board changed Monday night as Marie T. Chiravalle became chair, Linda Daly stepped down and Micheline Devaurs was sworn in.

    Daly served two consecutive four-year terms. She did not seek reelection in February’s at-large election.

    “I’d like to spend more time with my family,” she said earlier. “I feel it’s a good time to step aside and let another community member, a UNM-LA supporter, join the advisory board.”

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  • Small plane crash claims two

    Two people were killed Monday when a small plane crashed south of Santa Fe.

    Authorities are still unable to identify the pilot and passenger in the plane, but a spokesperson for the state police said investigators believe the single-engine plane was on its way to Los Alamos.

    State police officers were notified just after 6:45 a.m. Monday of the downed plane off State Road 344 and Highway 14 in a wooded area near Golden.

    Peter Olson, a state police spokesperson, said he was at the site at about noon.

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  • Having fun while learning in the snow

    Barranca Mesa Elementary School PE teacher Lynne Higdon was awarded $1,000 last school year by the LAPS Foundation for the purchase of snowshoe equipment for students in grades four, five and six.

    When the flakes were flying earlier this winter, 180 students enjoyed the new snowshoes.

    Higdon said, “My goal was to introduce students to an outdoor exercise in hopes that they will choose to get out in the winter to play.”  

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  • Common sense is busting out

    Dear Editor,

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  • Beware unsustainable expenses

    Dear Editor,

    Without the citizens who established our community’s businesses and service organizations and promoted the work done at the laboratory after World War II, Los Alamos would have either disappeared or remained only as an isolated military outpost. Neighboring counties did not want any part of postwar Los Alamos and neither the Atomic Energy Commission nor the state of New Mexico knew how to solve the “Los Alamos problem” of providing citizens’ rights.

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