January 2023

NAAWA shelter fails fifth inspection in 12 months, remains out of state compliance

January 16, 2023

NAAWA Executive Director Matt Lewis, who declined to comment for this report, told The Chronicle-News late last year that all the issues raised prior to his start date in August have been addressed. “We understand that NAAWA is an integral part of the Trinidad community and want to make sure we are giving the organization every opportunity to become compliant and successful under new leadership, while also making sure the animals in their care are safe and protected,” Nick Fisher, PAFCA program section chief said in an email.

Reflections: A life and death perspective

January 13, 2023

Something unusual happened last week. On Monday evening, January 2.

Look to the sky: January is a great time to bundle up to scan our Milky Way galaxy

January 13, 2023

January is a great month to appreciate the beauty, majesty, and complexity of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. We hear a lot about galaxies these days because of the new James Webb space telescope findings — the farthest, the oldest, and the biggest — but not too much about the closest, our own.

Council agrees to hold off on approving Juneteenth holiday until mid-year budget review

January 13, 2023

Trinidad City Council will wait until the city’s fiscal year mid-year mark in July before it makes a final decision on whether or not to approve Juneteenth, currently a federal holiday, as a paid holiday for city employees. Union negotiations at the end of last year led to the discussion.

Colleague outgrows Friday Hawaiian shirt tradition

January 13, 2023

DEAR ABBY: I started working in engineering in the late 1980s and thought it was “cute” that we all wore Hawaiian shirts when the guys went out for Friday lunches. Now we’re in our 50s, and many of my peers still honor that tradition.

John Naccarato

January 13, 2023

62 Memorials In Loving Memory of Who Passed Away 41 Years Ago January 13, 1981 41 years have passed since that sad day When the one we loved was called away. God took him home, it was His will, But in our hearts, he liveth still.

January 13, 2023

SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court ruled that defendants must be “reasonably informed” when a plea agreement for multiple offenses could result in additional prison time if they violate probation at any point throughout their probationary period.

January 13, 2023

Trinidad Police Department responded to or initiated some 227 incidents between Thursday, Jan. 5, and Wednesday, Jan. 11, including “transient problems,” burglary, theft and hit and run. The Las Animas County Sheriff’s Office saw 221 incidents between Dec. 29, 2022, and Jan. 11, including numerous traffic stops, accidents, fraud, shoplifting and theft.

January 13, 2023

In the Monday, Jan. 9, edition of The Chronicle-News in the article entitled “Trinidad adjust land code to lay out rules, regulations for customer-generated power” it was reported that the Trinidad Power & Light Department director is Bob Just. The Trinidad Power & Light Department director is Dave Bachicha.

January 13, 2023

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January 2023

NAAWA shelter fails fifth inspection in 12 months, remains out of state compliance

Reflections: A life and death perspective

Look to the sky: January is a great time to bundle up to scan our Milky Way galaxy

Council agrees to hold off on approving Juneteenth holiday until mid-year budget review

Colleague outgrows Friday Hawaiian shirt tradition

John Naccarato

NM Supreme Court affirms habitual offender enhancement on defendant for probation violation

Crime report for Jan. 5 — Jan. 11: Incidents include ‘transient problems,’ burglary, thefts, hit and run

CORRECTION

Sen. Bennet, Rep. Boebert announce upcoming Trinidad office hours