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Family Makes Mark on Vet’s Memorial

    For Eliu Martinez, the Memorial Day service at the Veteran’s Memorial Wall by the Española Plaza was a family event.     The names of...

Flea Market Owner Flouts City Code

    The Española Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved plans for a flea market May 14 without so much as a word on whether...

Drivers Should Expect Lane Closures on Highway 84/285 Due to Increased Road Work

    Drivers coming in and out of Española can prepare themselves for at least a year of dodging orange barrels and squeezing by closed...

Emails Reveal that Highway Changes Made as Favor to Restaurant Owner, House Speaker

    The state Highway Department insists it has not done anyone any favors as it buys land from northern Santa Fe County residents for...

Cooks Demand OT Pay

Published 11/06/08     If certain administrators in the Española School District’s central office get extra pay for working outside their regular hours, so should the...

State Auditor Had Rejected City’s New Finance Director

    Fewer than two months before Andrew J. Perkins applied to become the city of Española’s finance manager, the State Auditor’s Office had stripped...

Española Faces $1 Million Shortfall

    If you think no one has a rosy outlook on the economy these days, just ask the city of Española.     Acting City Manager...

$6M Bond Would Expand Northern’s Solar Program, Library

Published 10/23/08     Northern New Mexico College will ask voters Nov. 4 to approve a statewide bond measure that would bring the college $6 million...

City Foots $16,000 Bill for Judge’s Legal Fees

    The city of Española is footing Municipal Court Judge Stephen Salazar’s defense against complaints that he violated state judicial standards.     Legal bills for...

Many Holes in New City Finance Director’s Resume

    The city of Española’s new finance manager has a story his resume doesn’t tell.     On paper, Andrew J. Perkins, 50, apparently spent about...

City Manager Has Plan To Fund Long-Delayed Sewer and Water Extensions

    At least 227 households on almost 100 streets within Española city limits lack access to water and sewer lines.     How many of them...

New Española Post Office To Open May 11

    The Española Post Office is slated to move May 11 from its Bond Street location to a new facility on Industrial Park Road.    ...

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