The Corrales Comment

Councilors Approve Traffic Study for West La Entrada

“It’s important that the study be set up to emphasize safety versus speed and ease of traffic”

Corrales village councilors at a meeting on April 23 voted to approve a long-sought-after traffic study and granted a liquor license to a newly opened restaurant. Councilors unanimously approved a contract for a traffic engineer to conduct a neighborhood traffic management study for West La Entrada from Corrales Rd. to…


Tesuque Stucco

Corrales Couple Sweeps State Press Awards

Awards won for travel articles and editing projects

Jasmine Tritten and her husband, Jim, have been in the publishing business for decades, both professionally and personally. The payoff…


Corrales

Corrales Named a Tree City 11 Years in a Row

Village commits to planting and maintaining trees

In honor of Arbor Day, the Village of Corrales has been named a Tree City by the Arbor Day Foundation…

Conservancy District Prepares for Spring Runoff

Proactive work helps manage river flow

The Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District (MRGCD) started prepping levees for the spring runoff last week. As temperatures increase and…

NM to Meet With Pueblos in May on Rio Grande Governance

Pueblos say they’re exploring tribal consultation process on Colorado River for NM model

This story is republished from Source NM as a part of our commitment to bringing you the best in independent news coverage…

Viva Corrales All Month Long

Celebrate all things Corrales

¡Viva Corrales! Is back and it’s bigger and better this year.  ¡Viva Corrales! is the village’s returning headline event kicking…

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ARTS

Considering Operational Costs of Multi-Use Facility

Guest Column Ken Duckert

Ken Duckert was a member of the Arts, Community and Education (ACE) Committee, the first ad hoc committee appointed by the mayor to look into a proposed multi-use facility in Corrales. He has served as president and cast director for the Corrales Society of Artists and is a supporter of…

Songs and Stories of New Mexican Music Comes to the Old Church

Lone Piñon performs free on Jan. 21

Soak in the sounds of authentic New Mexican music when Lone Piñon visits the Old San Ysidro Church in Corrales for a free event at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21. It would be all music from the four musicians that make up the group. Members of Lone Piñon will…

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Community

Planting for Pollinators

Local guides from the county and local pesticide-free guides

Pollinators are essential for the health and growth of our gardens. Two of the most important pollinators are bees and butterflies, both of which have declining populations due to urban growth and less vegetation for food. Bees Bees are beneficial to our yards because they pollinate our plants. Bumblebees and…

Getting Rid of Garden Pests

Tips from a bee and butterfly-friendly nursery

Many commercial nursery and greenhouse operations have a continual routine of spraying with pesticides, virucides, fungicides, fertilizers and PGRs (Plant Growth Regulators) to bring perfect, lush and consistent products to retail garden stores and the consumer.  Road’s End Farm and Nursery located between Edgewood and Moriarty doesn’t follow that approach…

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Los Ranchos

Mandy’s Farm Offers Youth Adaptive Horse Programs for Free

Outdoor recreation grant fuels program

Studies have shown that oftentimes children with intellectual and developmental disabilities are not able to participate in outdoor community recreation programs. This can be due to the lack of adaptive…

Los Ranchos Development Spurs Voters to Elect New Mayor

Craig unseats Lopez in four-way race

By Ryan Lowery, For the Corrales Comment Elections are decided by voters, but two mayoral candidates in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque agree that it was a 12-acre plot of land…

Craig Wins Mayoral Election

Kueffer, Reinow win trustee seats

Incumbent Mayor Don Lopez lost his job by a large margin to outspoken opponent Joe Craig. Lopez also came in behind two other contenders sitting Trustees Gilbert Benavides and George…

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COMMENTARY

Fulfilling a big vision for New Mexico demands experience and courage 

Heather Balas is a candidate for State Senate serving Corrales, Bernalillo, and Placitas

By Heather Balas, Candidate, NM Senate District 9 | New Mexico needs an educational system that inspires students to succeed. One that prepares them for careers we can’t even imagine. We need enough healthcare providers to meet the needs of our diverse families, including the growing number who need mental…

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Letters to the editor

Letter to the Editor: Thank You Bosque Baking Company

Submitted by Kate McCleery and Bob Martinez, Corrales residents Allow us to extend a huge thank you to Jim Mecca of Bosque Baking Company! He’s been a stalwart at the Corrales Growers Market for 10 years. That’s how long my husband, Robert Martinez, and I have lived in our wonderful…

Letter to the Editor: Looking for New Mexico Stories

Dear People of the Great State of New Mexico, Greetings! My name is Maria Jose Ontiveros Machuca and I am a 5th grade student at Salida Elementary School in Salida, California. We live in the central valley located east of San Francisco. This year we are each going to complete…

Letter to the Editor: We Need Clean Air for All Now

Submitted by Marcy Brandenburg and Dennis O’Mara, Co-Chairs of Clean Air for All Now! The Albuquerque Journal’s recent article on Intel New Mexico’s new “massive factory” in Rio Rancho celebrated the jobs and benefits from the investment, but made no mention of the public health and environmental concerns that we in the…

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