New Mexico Sun

News from March 2023


New Edgewood government holds first 'State of the Town'

The commission and Town manager of Edgewood held the city’s first-ever "State of the Town" on Feb. 28.


AIMS' Linebarger enjoys 'Alliances' created by national robotics competition

Aimee Linebarger of the Albuquerque Institute for Math and Science (AIMS) will represent New Mexico at a national robotics competition in Houston.


Longtime ABQ elementary school educator Shaver contemplates second retirement from teaching

Albuquerque educator Cyntella Shaver is contemplating retiring from teaching at the end of this school year.


City of Santa Fe Community Development Commission met Wednesday, Jan. 4


City of Santa Fe Planning Commission met Thursday, Feb. 2


Albuquerque seeks state aid in redeveloping Walmart property

The city of Albuquerque is working with the state to raise money to buy and redevelop the property currently owned by Walmart.


New Mexico Human Services Department: SNAP benefits going back to pre-COVID-19 levels

More than 500,000 New Mexicans, who have been receiving emergency benefits from the COVID-19 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), will see their benefits reverting back to regular pre-pandemic benefits, the New Mexico Human Services Department (NMHSD) announced recently.


City of Santa Fe Quality of Life Committee met Wednesday, Jan. 4


City of Santa Fe Buckman Direct Diversion Board met Thursday, Feb. 2


Pearce on gerrymandering in New Mexico: ‘These maps must be corrected’

The bipartisan House Joint Resolution 1, a proposed constitutional amendment that could help end gerrymandering in New Mexico, is gaining momentum in the New Mexico Legislature as the Albuquerque Journal recently ran an editorial detailing gerrymandering in New Mexico.


Edgewood seeks to balance future of growth with longtime identity

As Edgewood, New Mexico, gears up for a growth spurt in the coming months, the town is working to avoid becoming so big, so fast that it loses its identity.


Nob Hill's Hurricane's Café begins roof repairs after extensive hurricane damage

Hurricane’s Café in Albuquerque's Nob Hill section is repairing its roof after it was heavily damaged by the intense winds that recently ravaged New Mexico.


Mayor of Los Ranchos:  'Everybody that is here is really enjoying the matanza, especially the food'

Los Ranchos celebrated the village’s second annual "matanza," a celebratory time for friends and neighbors to reconnect over a day of feasting.


Mescalero Apache School science teacher: 'The opportunities that we can present to them now is a lot more than what I was used to'

Nate Raynor of Mescalero Apache School is the second New Mexico teacher to receive a grant to promote science learning.


City of Santa Fe Finance Committee met Tuesday, Jan. 3