Rio Rancho Board Meeting Sets Arts Honors and Budget Review
Rio Rancho Public Schools boards meet Monday at 5 30 p m in the board room at 500 Laser Road with commendations for jazz bands choir participants Girl Scouts science fair winners and a Woman in Technology award plus reports on USAC eRate special education summer lunch and a 2016 17 budget. Bond issue bids for Phase II renovations and mechanical upgrades will be considered as a Broadmoor Boulevard extension groundbreaking is planned Tuesday at 11 30 a m at Broadmoor and Paseo del Volcan linking Northern Boulevard with Paseo del Volcan a 3 2 million project due for completion in December.
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Police Conduct DWI Checkpoints and Car Show Fundraiser
Rio Rancho police plan DWI checkpoints and saturation patrols this month. Officer Gregg Benner Memorial Car Show by NAPA on May 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1680 NM 528 benefits the Rio Rancho Police Department with prizes and food. Sandoval Economic Alliance and Dynamic Growth host a talent marketing workshop Wednesday at SEA office 1201 NM 528 Rio Rancho from 8 to 10 a.m. $39 includes breakfast. workshops held on the second Wednesday monthly.
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INDEX Serving the City of Vision for over 40 years
Local paper notes INDEX has served the City of Vision for more than four decades, highlighting its long history in community coverage and customer outreach through the years.
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Rachel Matthew aids memorial with park structure donation
Steven Nakamura, former APD officer and Rachel Matthew Development CEO, donated a weather shelter for a future Officer Gregg Benner statue at Veterans Monument Park. Project, led by Nakamura and Stephanie Torres, aims to honor fallen public servants with a May unveiling during a law enforcement memorial event.
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Fewer Rio Rancho students opt out of PARCC test
Roughly 50 Rio Rancho students declined the controversial PARCC assessment in the past month, far below 160 in 2015, as New Mexico districts see fewer protests. Paul Lockhart notes growing familiarity with PARCC among parents and students, aided by conversations with administrators under ARPS policy.
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Police pay hike proposed in hearings
Rio Rancho budget hearings consider raising police and dispatchers pay while cutting funding for the vehicle seizure program. Five of six councilors met to review the city manager's proposed 2017 budget, with Jim Owen absent due to prior commitments but planning to attend the final hearing. The plan shows general fund revenues of 56.6 million and expenditures of 54.3 million, up 1.3 percent and 2 percent respectively.
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Rio Rancho reports drop in homicides and DWI crashes
Rio Rancho’s 2015 Police Department Annual Report shows fewer homicides and DWI wrecks than the prior year. The document, issued in April, outlines crime trends and new programs such as a vehicle seizure unit and a crime analysis system. Chief Michael Geier notes a strategic plan with aims to improve crime prevention and expand department initiatives.
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Retiring principal reflects on lifelong education career
Sandra Gaarden of Sandia Vista Elementary retires after years as principal. She recalls knowing students by name and sharing stories, while successor Patricia Di Vasto pledges to guide youth with care. Gaarden grew up in Washington, D C, witnessed 1960s turmoil and fields trips to the Capitol and Smithsonian.
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