Author: Rene Thompson

The Jewish Community Center is holding a shoe drive for the Locker 505, which helps students with replacing their wardrobe. During the month of March, anyone can stop by the JCC lobby to donate new shoes or socks. The greatest needs are sneakers or tennis shoes for toddlers, children’s sizes 10-16, as well as socks of all sizes. Locker 505 is a nonprofit charity clothing bank that works with Albuquerque Public Schools to ensure students, who tend to grow out of their clothes and shoes each year, have what they need and are comfortable enough to go to school and…

With gas on the rise and fluctuating from one day to the next, people are searching out the cheaper stations around town. Here are few tips as well as a few locations under $4 a gallon. According to Gasbuddy and Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan, the earlier days of the week tend to be the cheaper days to fill up. Monday and Tuesday tend to be the best days, but he emphasized that is not always the case. Also, checking fluids like oil and tire pressure can make a difference in how much gas drivers can get from their car by…

Children are learning how to build rocket ships at the Jewish Community Center Spring Camp this week. Hunter and Linnea Haughton are in the final stages of assembling their rockets and will launch them Wednesday morning. Bill Weber, with the Aviation and Education Foundation, volunteered his time putting together the rocket kits for campers to assemble. About a dozen kids get to learn about the math and force involved in what it takes for these kits to get anywhere from 575 to 1,000 feet up and back down, depending on the power supplied, Weber said. Although the JCC upcoming summer…

Monday evening brought in a massive storm for the second day of spring. In the usual fashion of Albuquerque weather, the city tends to get false springs up until May. By Friday, the city should be back up to the 70s and even possibly reach the 80s by Sunday, making it a great weekend for residents to enjoy before temperatures drop back down into the 50s by the following Sunday.

A wreck blocked Comanche Road and part of Eubank Boulevard around 4 p.m. Tuesday. Steve Maes, owner of nearby Rust is Gold Coffee Shop,  said it is almost a daily occurrence at that intersection that minor and major accidents happen often. With some rough weather this week, drivers should take it slow and use extra caution.

Balanced Physical Therapy has added aquatic therapy with its newest location. The center opened a facility at 5528 Eubank Blvd. NE, which was previously occupied by Presbyterian, March 14. Dr. Nikki Biller, clinic manager and doctor of physical therapy at Balanced Physical Therapy and Wellness Aquatic Center, said although the facility is up and running, the locally owned company wants to continue renovating the location. Plans for further updates include an outdoor turfed area for classes as well as updated locker rooms and treatment areas. The center also hopes to offer scheduled times for community members to be able to…

The Juan Tabo library will be hosting a spring-themed Bingo event where children ages 6 and up can play to win prizes. Registration is required on the Juan Tabo Library site as there is limited seating available for this event. The event is set for 3:30-4:30 p.m. March 24 in the library’s meeting room. For more information or to register, visit https://libevents.abqlibrary.org/event/8740873?hs=a

The neighborhood of Glenwood Hills was devastated to learn about the active shooter situation a week ago and is mourning the loss of local resident Alicia Hall, who died at the scene. The Albuquerque Police Department believes 52-year-old John Dawson Hunter, who lived on the 13000 block of Montgomery Boulevard NE, had a mental crisis Monday, March 14, when he opened fire on three residents, who happened to be passing by at the wrong time. The suspect’s motive to start shooting people at random remains unclear. The suspect had no criminal history, and the home he occupied never had any…

Shopping carts at the Walmart on Academy Road have gone missing over the last half year, which has patrons and employees frustrated and puzzled as to why. A Walmart employee, who chooses to remain anonymous, said last week while on break her and another co-worker witnessed someone with a truck load up about 20 baskets and leave. The employee speculated it seems the carts are being scrapped for their metal or could possibly be rebranded and sold to other stores. It is not just homeless people taking the carts for storage use, the worked noted. Cart attendant Keegan said the…

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