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USDA Invites Comments On e-Connectivity Pilot

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Courtesy/USDA

USDA News:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has announced USDA is inviting comments on the implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program established March 23 in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018.

USDA is developing this pilot program to catalyze private investment and bring broadband to unserved rural areas of the country. The new program provides a unique opportunity to develop modern methods to leverage federal funds to increase private investment in broadband services Read More

Apply Now: More Than $4 Billion In Loans Available For Rural Water Infrastructure Projects

By ARTHUR A. GARCIA
New Mexico State Director
USDA Rural Development

Not long ago, the United States was a world leader in infrastructure investments. Federal and private funding helped even the most remote communities obtain electricity, running water and access to the rest of the world through telecommunications.

However, recent years have not followed the same trend, and too many rural communities have been left behind. The need for improvement is great, especially for rural water and wastewater systems.

To put this in perspective, the American Water Works Association estimates that Read More

State Farm Brings Aspen The Arson Dog To YMCA Summer Program At Mountain Elementary School

The YMCA summer program at Mountain Elementary School this summer got a real treat Thursday afternoon when Aspen the arson dog made an appearance. Aspen is trained to investigate fire scenes to find arson evidence. Aspen is in the area to attend a regional seminar at Buffalo Thunder for State Farm Insurance. State Farm, nationwide, pays training costs for arson dogs. There are about 380 active arson dogs in the U.S., each requiring about 300 hours of training. Local State Farm Agent Lou Santoro was instrumental in bringing Aspen to the YMCA summer program. Photo by John McHale/ladailypost.com Read More

Scenes From Los Alamos Farmers Market July 26

Scene from Thursday’s Farmers Market. The Los Alamos Farmers Market is open 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays through the end of October in the parking lot of Mesa Public Library at 2400 Central Ave. For more information about the Los Alamos Farmers Market, contact Cindy at talacook@windstream.net.  Courtesy photo

Scene from Thursday’s Farmers Market. Courtesy photo

Scene from Thursday’s Farmers Market. Courtesy photo

Scene from Thursday’s Farmers Market. Courtesy photo

Scene from Thursday’s Farmers Market. Courtesy photo

Scene from Thursday’s Read More

Allen McQuiston: One In Seven…

By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency

The Insurance Research Council (IRC) reports that an average of one in every seven motorists in the United States is currently on the road without car insurance.  What this means for you is that if you get into an accident with one of these uninsured  motorists, you may be responsible to pay for damages that insurance would otherwise cover.

Although it may be frustrating to even think about drivers who are on the road without car insurance, or with the state’s minimum insurance requirements, it should also cause you to seriously think about how you Read More

Los Alamos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Celebrates Five Years

Professor Robert Romero, owner of the LAB, Los Alamos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, participates in Friday’s class. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
Students take part in the anti-bullying class held Friday at the LAB, at 1370 Central Ave. Suite B. Photo by Kirsten Laskey/ladailypost.com
 
By KIRSTEN LASKEY
Los Alamos Daily Post
kirsten@ladailypost.com

The LAB, Los Alamos Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, recently celebrated its five-year anniversary. Rather than recognizing this milestone with cake and balloons, the Gracie Barra Jiu Jitsu academy did what it does best: passing Read More

Los Alamos Medical Center Owner LifePoint Health Enters Into Merger With Apollo Global Management

Los Alamos Medical Center at 3917 West Road. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

LifePoint Health News:

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – LifePoint Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) (“LifePoint”) and RCCH HealthCare Partners (“RCCH”), which is owned by certain funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “Apollo”), today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement to merge.

LifePoint Health, Inc., owns Los Alamos Medical Center.

  • LifePoint Health to Merge with RCCH HealthCare Partners;
  • LifePoint Shareholders
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RCLC Awards Contract To CPLC New Mexico, Inc.

RCLC board member and Los Alamos County Councilor Morrie Pongratz, right, and CPLC President/CEO Roger Gonzales chat following Friday’s RCLC meeting in Espanola. Photo by Maire O’Neill/ladailypost.com

 
By MAIRE O’NEILL
Los Alamos Daily Post

The Regional Coalition of LANL Communities Board awarded a two-year contract Friday to CPLC New Mexico, Inc., to provide executive director services for the Coalition at an annual cost of $169,288.

Company President and CEO Roger A. Gonzales announced Eric Vasquez is the new RCLC executive director and Read More

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