Northern Briefs

Hookah Bar Won’t Serve Tobacco

SUN Staff Report 4/23/09     Two Española Valley businesspeople who plan to open a hookah bar on Railroad Avenue say their business, to be named the...

Youth Grants Offer Start-Up Cash

From a press release 4/30/09     Applications for the 2009 Youth Business Grant Program are now available.     The program provides young entrepreneurs between the ages of...

Authority Audits Later; New Player in Dump Site Fight

4/23/09     North Central Solid Waste Authority Manager Joseph Lewandowski has two main goals before he leaves the Authority in August: catch up with the...

Former Cop Threatens To Sue City over Releasing Records to SUN

4/23/09     A former Española Police officer is threatening to sue the city of Española for allegedly violating her rights when it released personnel documents...

Chile Seminar Urges Saving of Seeds, Traditions

4/23/09     At one time, there were no large seed companies creating first-generation hybrids and genetically-modified organisms. There were no companies patenting seeds to limit...

Teachers’ Vote Ignored as High School Switches to New Schedule

4/23/09     Española Valley High School decided to ignore a teacher vote earlier this month and go ahead with a change in its class schedule...

City Sends Long Wish List to Feds

4/23/09     The city of Española is sending out a flurry of letters and applications to state and federal agencies in a grab for up...

T.A. Court Gets New Judge

SUN Staff Report 4/23/09     New state District Court Judge Sheri Raphaelson was sworn into office April 17 in Santa Fe and will begin hearing cases...

Winter Storm Approaches Valley

A second winter storm in as many weeks was approaching Northern New Mexico Tuesday.     The higher elevations of Rio Arriba County were already white...

Cost of Giving Girlfriend’s Black Eye, $67, Probation

4/16/09     The resolution of a long-delayed domestic violence case last week showed that even with a black eye, it’s tough to prove that you’ve...

Main Street Group To Hold Meeting

From a press release From a press release     A community meeting organized by the Downtown Action Team of Española has been scheduled for April 23...

Chimayó Man Hangs Himself in Jail

SUN Staff Report 4/16/09     A Chimayó man hanged himself April 7 while incarcerated at the Taos County Jail, according to the County Sheriff’s Department.     County...

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