Marlborough to honor Harold Cole with baseball field name
Marlborough Massachusetts officials consider naming the field behind Whitcomb Middle School after Harold Cole a Navy reservist who died in a 1951 B 25J crash near Tucumcari New Mexico Cole born December 10 1920 grew up in Marlborough drove taxis served in World War II re enlisted during Korea and was killed after a crash that also injured three others The council vote on the designation is expected later this month.
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Veterans Affairs Committee
Whitcomb
Harold Cole
Cole
Sean Navin
MetroWest Daily News
Gers
Amarillo
Santa Rosa
Tucumcari General Hospital
Associated Press
Scott Field
Illinois
Williams Base
Phoenix
House students start year with remote learning option
House Municipal Schools will begin the year Monday with remote learning for most students. Kindergarten to third grade may start in classroom if parents opt in, with in person groups of five or fewer per teacher. Pre-K not yet scheduled.
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Ing
Bonnie Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Tucumcari Plans Hybrid School Schedule With Safety Measures
The district outlines a hybrid A/B model starting Sept 8 with two in person days and two remote days weekly. Meals stay free with grab and go options, buses require masks, temperatures checked, and limits of two students per seat. Mental health support and virtual clubs are noted.
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Tucumcari
Mesa
New Mexico Athletics Association
Precinct shifts and voting center plan face county election push
Quay White outlined forming an extra precinct board to handle absentee and provisional ballots this fall. Voting centers would require high speed internet, and Nara Visa would become an all mail ballot precinct due to lacking connectivity. Nara Visa voters may vote early or at another county precinct. In other business, fire chief Donald Adams criticized dispatch training and slow responses after an Interstate 40 rest area fire near the Texas border, urging action from state police and public safety officials. Dowell cited pandemic frustrations and urged state rural cooperation as the commission approved adding 60 audit hours and a $6,300 cost increase for a Community Development Block Grant funded audit.
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Nara Visa
Commission
Bard- Endee
Donald Adams
Interstate 40
Texas
New Mexico
Adams
Mike Cherry
Cheryl Simpson
Chile Cheese Festival reorganized with scavenger hunt in Roswell
Roswell shifts the Chile Cheese Festival to a Main Street scavenger hunt format on Sept 4–5 at the Chaves County Courthouse lawn. The event emphasizes local attractions and businesses, with prizes up to $500 and other sponsor gifts. COVID safety and prior sponsors like Leprino and Xcel Energy are highlighted.
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Kathy Lay
Main Street
Chaves County
North Main Street
Xcel Energy
Leprino Food Co
Nesses
Lay
Chile
Leprino
Albertsons Market
KBIM
New Mexico Parents Move Toward Homeschooling Amid Pandemic
The COVID 19 crisis drives thousands of New Mexico parents to consider homeschooling this fall according to the Public Education Department and CAPE NM. CAPE reports a sharp rise in inquiries and new enrollments while PED guides families to stay with online options through their current schools. New homeschool registrations show substantial increases across grades 1 5 and middle and high school with many first time entrants.
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Public Education Department
Cathy Heckendorn
Christian Association of Parent Educators
Cape-Nm
Karen Woerner
NMPED
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Brian Moore
Clayton
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Franklin McCasland
Heckendorn
CAPE
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