Month: August 2002

Socorro Beleaguered La Joya, Veguita departments could be aided by move Socorro County and the State Fire Marshall’s Office think they have a solution to fix fire departments such as Veguita and La Joya, both of which were...

The Belen and Los Lunas school districts are taking a stand for children in Valencia County. The Valencia County school districts are two of 30-some districts statewide that have been battling for two years with the State Human...

Belen Councilor Terese Ulivarri, as chair of the Mid-Region Council of Governments, presented Belen Mayor Ronnie Torres with an award he received for creating the Regional Mayors Cau-cus. Each government official in the caucus...

Belen The City of Belen, its police department and an officer have become the subject of a federal civil lawsuit filed by a man who claims the officer violated his civil rights. Karl Benavidez, 18, a resident of Belen, filed a...

Rio Communities An appeal of the Valencia County Planning and Zoning Commission’s approval of the industrial site design of a proposed power plant near Rio Communities has been filed. The Valencia County Commission will...

Los Lunas As a member of the Los Lunas Planning and Zoning Commission, Carol Anaya saw many changes during her time with the village. From September of 1997 to May of 2002, Anaya served as an integral part of the five-person...

The campaign trail for lieutenant governor found its way to the county courthouse Tuesday as Democratic candidate Diane Denish made her way through most of the county offices. If elected, Denish, 53, would be the state’s...