Author: Scott Albright

The ruts and divots left behind from previous road work are finally being smoothed out along Wyoming Boulevard between Harper and Spain roads. Spokesperson for the Department of Municipal Development Scott Cilke said the paving work should be complete by the end of the week. “The work is a thin asphalt overlay of the previously heater Scarified Surface,” Cilke wrote in an email. “It seals the heater scarification and cleans up the appearance and the roughness of the asphalt.” On Tuesday afternoon, much of the paving work was already complete on the left lanes of both north- and southbound Wyoming.…

Gas prices in Albuquerque are down from last week by about five cents. According to AAA data, the average price of gasoline in the metro is $3.65 as of 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31. A week ago, the average price was $3.70. Prices in Albuquerque’s far Northeast Heights were as follows at select stations: • The 7-Eleven/ALON station at 7843 Tramway Blvd. was charging $3.65 a gallon for regular unleaded, $4.05 for mid-grade, $4.50 for premium, and $4.75 for a gallon of diesel. Prices for all fuel types except for diesel were more than 24 hours old according to Google…

Dion’s sister restaurant Tula’s Kitchen is slated to open soon. The restaurant, located in the La Cueva Town Center next to Dion’s, is still under construction but may still be open before the summer ends as was reported in April. When asked if a grand opening date has been set, Dion’s Marketing Director Audrey Johnson responded, “We are getting closer and working towards an opening date.” On Tuesday afternoon workers could be seen transforming the old IHOP building into a modern restaurant, adding details to the patio and indoor dining areas. The patio will seat 60 customers and the indoor…

Parents and guardians with students enrolled at Madison Middle School are invited to an open house from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1. The open house starts in the school gym with a presentation from Principal Tammy Crespin, who will talk about the school dress code, safety and information about the Parent Teacher Organization. Teachers, staff, students and parents will then have the opportunity to discuss other school issues. Visit madison.aps.edu or call 505-299-4735 for more information.

North Star Elementary School counselor Kathleen Hager said a lot of her co-workers supported what she was doing but did not want to end up in hot water. “They were scared,” Hager said. “They didn’t want their names associated with what I was doing.” Now Hager has received an award for what she did. The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government named Hager a 2022 William S. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Award recipient for helping make Albuquerque Public Schools’ promotion process more transparent. The NMFOG webpage recognizing Hager for her efforts reads in part that: “The recipient specifically used the…

The Chargers are off to good start in football and soccer. The varsity football team took the win against the Pintos, and the girls varsity soccer team defeated Highland over the weekend. Here are some of the scores and a look at upcoming games for a few of Academy’s fall sports teams: Football Albuquerque Academy defeated Moriarty 20-7 in its second varsity football game of the season. MaxPreps gives senior Cole Conway credit for two of the Chargers’ touchdowns and senior Kellan Gehres for the other in Saturday’s game. Conway had 119 rushing yards and Gehres 99 receiving yards. Quarterback…

Fall sports is off to a fast start. Here’s a rundown of how some of La Cueva’s teams did over the weekend: Football La Cueva’s varsity football team couldn’t keep the momentum from their hyped-up season opener, falling 33-29 to Cleveland High on Friday. Cleveland scored six points on a 75-yard rushing touchdown in the first quarter, missing the extra point. La Cueva came back with a touchdown by Cruz Markham, but the Storm erased the lead with 40-yard rushing touchdown and two-point conversion with six minutes to go in the first quarter. The Bears managed a 25-yard field goal…

By 11 a.m. Saturday, there was barely any mud left on the 5K Muddy Dash course at Balloon Fiesta Park. Despite the complaints of no mud and excessive parking fees, participants could still be seen smiling and having fun while running through the obstacles at the park. “Where is the mud?” event-goers kept asking. “They should call it the Dirt Dash,” another was heard saying. Even though there was heavy rainfall the night before, almost all the course was bone dry by late morning as the sun beat overhead, evaporating what was left of the muddy puddles throughout the park.…

The following incidents were reported by the Albuquerque Police Department for the week of Aug. 19-25 in the far Northeast Heights area between Paseo del Norte Boulevard, Louisiana Boulevard, Eubank Boulevard and Academy Road. There were 53 incidents reported by APD on crimemapping.com for the week. The following 42 incidents do not include traffic stops, direct traffic, onsite traffic or vehicle accidents without injuries. ONSITE SUSPICIOU EUBANK BL NE / PASEO DEL NORTE 8-19-2022 4:18 AM SUSP PERS/VEHS 8000 BLOCK KRIM DR NE 8-19-2022 8:34 AM THEFT/FRAUD/EMBE 8100 BLOCK LOUISIANA BL NE 8-19-2022 2:30 PM SHOTS FIRED 10200 BLOCK LAS CASITAS NE…

The following incidents were reported by the Albuquerque Police Department for the week of Aug. 19-25 in the far northeast area between Elena Drive, Interstate 25, Paseo del Norte Boulevard and Tramway Boulevard. There were 104 incidents reported by crimemapping.com for the week. The following 78 incidents do not include traffic stops, direct traffic, onsite traffic or vehicle accidents without injuries. Many of the reported incidents occurred near Interstate 25 and Paseo Del Norte Boulevard. The same incident is often reported multiple times and sometimes different incidents are reported for the same person or persons. Bernalillo County Sherriff’s Office responds to…