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What’s on the Horizon for Corrales in 2025
As Corrales enters 2025, the village is set for a year of progress, advancing key projects and initiatives while preparing for elections that will shape its leadership and future, aiming to balance growth with preservation. The Village is moving forward with plans to continue work on the fire suppression system, improve roads and open a…
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Reel Gems – Overlooked Films Currently Streaming: Pieces of April (2003)
By Douglas Wood Rated PG-13 Currently streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV+ and YouTube Holiday movies in which dysfunctional families vainly attempt to have picture-perfect Norman Rockwellesque celebrations are as plentiful as canned cranberry sauce on grocery shelves in November. Pieces of April, written and directed by Peter Hedges, is yet another entry into that…
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Placitas Cafe owner recovering from stroke as community rallies support
The co-owner of Placitas Cafe is recovering at home following a stroke that has left the popular local eatery’s future uncertain and prompted friends to launch a fundraising campaign to help with mounting medical expenses. John Franklin, who operates the cafe with his wife Christine, suffered a stroke approximately one week ago and was hospitalized…
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Placitas Holiday Market returns for fifth year this weekend
More than 100 local artists and crafters will showcase their work at six venues across this small mountain community Saturday and Sunday as the Placitas Holiday Market returns for its fifth year. The free event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days at sites along or near Highway 165, featuring handmade art, crafts,…
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Letter to the Editor: Project Ranger or Project Undercover?
Submitted by Zachary Darden, Rio Rancho Over the past few months, the Castelion Corporation has been quietly considering Sandoval County as the location for a new rocket motor manufacturing facility, which will contain several structures, with the biggest one being over 200,000 square feet, on more than 1,000 acres. Despite the scale of the project,…