Author: Scott Albright

The following incidents were reported by the Albuquerque Police Department for the week of May 27 to June 2 in the far Northeast Heights area between Holly Road, Louisiana Boulevard, Eubank Boulevard and Academy Road. There were a total of 49 incidents reported by crimemapping.com for the week. The following 39 incidents do not include traffic stops, direct traffic, onsite traffic, or vehicle accidents without injuries. SUSP PERS/VEHS 7900 BLOCK GOLDEN EAGLE DR NE 5-27-2022 5:54 AM THEFT/FRAUD/EMBE 7000 BLOCK WYOMING BL NE 5-27-2022 8:56 AM DISTURBANCE 8100 BLOCK BARSTOW ST NE 5-27-2022 1:28 PM NEIGHBOR TROUBLE 8100 BLOCK BARSTOW ST NE…

On Monday, city councilors will vote on whether to approve the sale of up to $100 million in Gross Receipts Tax Improvement Revenue Bonds, to include $15 million to go toward the North Domingo Baca Aquatics Center. The proposal is sponsored by councilors Brook Bassan, Isaac Benton and Dan Lewis and includes amendments to the project list sponsored by Benton and Lewis. A similar proposal by Bassan and Klarissa Peña was voted down last year by Benton because the timing wouldn’t allow incoming councilors the opportunity to take part in the discussion. Lewis, who was elected in November, is requesting…

New Mexico 2022 primary elections are set for Tuesday, June 7. With more than 100 qualified candidates on the Secretary of State’s candidate list, it us up to voters to narrow the field for each race in their respected party. During this year’s primary election, voters will choose candidates they want as U.S. representative in all three districts; governor; lieutenant governor; secretary of state; attorney general; state auditor; state treasurer; commissioner of public lands; state representatives; supreme court, magistrate and municipal judges; county commissioner; county assessor; and county sheriff, among other races. Electors have the chance to vote for candidates…

There is still time to register kids for the Sing it! Dance it! Kids Show Choir Camp, but not much. La Cueva Choirs announced on Wednesday that it was the last week of registration, and a link to the registration form was still active on Saturday. The camp, presented by La Cueva Underground, takes place from 9 a.m. to noon June 6-1 at La Cueva High School, 7801 Wilshire Ave. NE. Kids in third through eighth grade will learn songs, games and choreography from the school’s choir director and students of the Underground Show Choir. On the last day of…

Sandia Resort & Casino is hosting a June 4 “Ultimate Watch Party” as New Mexico United take on Orange County SC on the road. The party starts at 6:30 p.m. with kickoff at 7 p.m. The party continues through the night with entertainment, food and drinks. The game will be played in the Sandia Sports Bar, where there are more than 50 televisions. There will also be food, cocktails and scenic views of the Sandia Mountains. The game, being broadcast on KOAT and ESPN+, will also be played on the 25-foot video wall in the Tlur Pa Lounge on the…

Community members fed up with shoplifters and other criminals in the Northeast Heights will be meeting with City Councilor Brook Bassan and an Albuquerque Police Department representative at 6 p.m. June 16 inside the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center. The meeting was organized after a March 31 post on NextDoor complaining about shoplifters at the Whole Foods on Wyoming and Academy went viral. Discussion on the post was closed April 3 after 148 comments were posted in the thread from neighbors all over the Northeast Heights. One reply from a person living in the Arroyo Del Oso North neighborhood wrote,…

The New Mexico Department of Transportation is installing new signal heads at the intersection of Tramway and Paseo Del Norte, which began June 2. The update includes a traffic signal that will replace the yield sign on the eastbound right turning lane of Paseo Del Norte. A nmroads.com notice shows there will be a construction closure at NM 556 southbound and eastbound at mile marker 8. The work is expected to be complete the same day. “Please proceed with caution and be prepared for a new traffic pattern,” the notice reads.

Albuquerque Academy student Quinn Ennis was named a 2022 U.S. Presidential Scholar by the Department of Education last month. Of the 5,000 students who qualified for this year’s award, 161 were selected for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. “Today, I join President Biden to celebrate a class of scholars whose pursuit of knowledge, generosity of spirit, and exceptional talents bring our nation tremendous pride,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona during a May 12 announcement. “Throughout one of the most trying periods in our nation’s history and amid our recovery from the…

The average price of regular unleaded gasoline in Albuquerque increased from last week, according to AAA data. A week ago, the average price of regular unleaded was $4.27 a gallon; this week the average is $4.43. Prices at most gas stations in the far Northeast Heights also increased, mimicking the average changes throughout the city and the country. • The Smith’s Fuel Center at 7525 Wyoming Blvd. NE was charging $4.59 for a gallon of regular unleaded, $4.94 for mid-grade, and $5.29 for a gallon of premium fuel around 11 a.m. June 1. • The price of regular unleaded at…

With early voting underway and the state’s primaries set for June 7, many electors are pondering how they can participate if they are not registered with one of the three major political parties in New Mexico. In April, Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver announced that unaffiliated voters can update their voter registration to one of the three major political parties the same day voting takes place to participate in the primaries. Electors can reverse the change immediately after casting their vote at the county clerk’s office or through the state’s voter registration portal. On May 31, a question was…