Northern Briefs

To Keep Adobe Alive, Look at Water Patterns

Dear Anselmo: I have an old adobe home, over a hundred years old. What would you recommend as the first steps in restoration?     Restoration...

Seminar Focuses on Climate Change

    The Forest Guild will hold a forestry and climate-change workshop Nov. 20 from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Albuquerque Grand Hotel.    ...

Man Runs Into Cousin Over Unpaid Debt

    A man who damaged a woman’s car while attempting to commit suicide was among the felony arrests State Police made between Aug. 18...

Planner Leaves Before Commons Complete

    The driving force behind the Rio Arriba County Health Commons project has resigned from his job at El Centro Family Health.     Dan Burke,...

Elks May Be Outmanned, Outgunned

    After Pojoaque High School’s tumultuous 2007 football season, during which 18 players quit the team and called for the removal of then-head coach...

Shelter Seeks Animal Lovers

    The deadline to submit a Northern Brief is Monday at noon, the week of publication. Any submissions after that day will not run...

Former Railroad Commissioner Dies

    One of the individuals who helped save the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad died Aug. 23 at the age of 87 of prostate...

Lawsuit Alleges Sexually Harassment

    An employee sex-discrimination suit filed against the Rio Arriba County Jail is making its way through federal District Court, though one defendant moved...

Rio Arriba Lakes Enjoy High Water Levels

    The heavy runoff from this past winter’s snowpack has kept water levels in Rio Arriba County reservoirs at or above average. That means...

City Cited Again For Lack Of Financial Controls

    For the fourth consecutive year, the city of Española’s audit came with a disclaimer from its auditor saying it could not form an...

Detective Replaces Judge

    New State Police Sgt. Mitchell Maestas suited up in uniform Aug. 23 for the first time in five years.     Maestas, 37, was promoted...

Alibi Doesn’t Hold Up In Lyden Shooting

    Two Lyden men shot each other in the arm Aug. 20 during a long-range shoot out on Rio Arriba County Road 57, according...

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