Roswell Cleanup Probes Private Wells After PCE Spill
State officials say three private wells in Roswell were tested and not used for drinking. An underground storage tank linked to a dry cleaner was found after a 1999 discovery nearby. Cleanup is funded by the federal Superfund program, with next steps including further groundwater testing and potential federal listing or state actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Torrez
Roswell
Torrez
Bahar
Mark Garman
Ground Water Quality Bureau
Garman
Department
Petroleum Storage Tank Bureau
Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo passenger craft
Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson says the SpaceShipTwo program will usher a new era of commercial space travel aiming to begin passenger flights from New Mexico in 2011 after safety testing. The craft, built with Burt Rutan, seats six passengers and two pilots and follows SpaceShipOne’s Ansari X Prize win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mojave Desert
California
Arnold Schwarzenegger
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
Enterprise
SpaceShipTwo
Rutan
SpaceShipOne
Scaled Composites LLC
Virgin Galactic
NASA
Branson
High Desert
White Knight
X Prize
Peter Diamandis
International Space Station
EPA Endangerment Finding Pushes Climate Action
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urged timely action after a three year review, stating there are no excuses for delay and the agency must reduce greenhouse gas pollution under the Clean Air Act. The White House backs legislative progress, while backers of the EPA push for formal rulemaking on heat trapping pollution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bush Administration
EPA
Lisa Jackson
White House
Robert Gibbs
Barack Obama
Obama
Congress
Iran protests shrink after June vote crackdown
Reported clashes show a student with bloodied face and a tear gas victim as foreign journalists are barred from covering opposition demonstrations. The crackdown followed June elections cited as fraudulent by opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who says the clerical establishment is losing legitimacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Ahmadinejad
Mir Hossein Mousavi
Roswell Christmas Trees Through the Years
In 1957 the Assistance League of Chaves County founded the program led by Martha Featherstone Lipscomb, moving from the Carnegie Library to the Roswell Museum and Art Center as the library moved. Assisteens joined in 1962 to help decorate with handmade ornaments. Rambin has directed since 1995 and Vern Dyer visits as Santa. the event remains open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Cancer Society
Assistance League
Chaves County
Martha Featherstone Lipscomb
Roswell
Carnegie Library
Third Street
Richardson Avenue
Chaves County Cancer Society
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Rambin
Vern Dyer
Santa Claus
Acone
Roswell-Record.com
North Korea Talks Raise Hopes for Nuclear Deal Return
U S and North Korea weigh inducements to restart negotiations as Hillary Clinton backs envoy Bosworth in urging Pyongyang to rejoin talks. The Korea conflict remains unresolved since 1953 while Pyongyang seeks security and aid in exchange for nuclear concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pyongyang
U.S
Bosworth
Hillary Clinton
Obama
Korean Peninsula
Koreas
South Korea
North Korea
Kang
Washington
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mattarco
Mark Wilson Photo
Monterey Plaza
Thomas Donohue
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mousavi
Assisteens
Korea
James Kelly
Bullock
North Main
Roswell Independent School District
Special Services Department
IDEA
Parent Meeting
Fairfield Inn
N. Main
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act
Angela
el Distrito Escolar
Independiente de Roswell —Departamento de Servicios Especiales
Para
Acta de Educacion Para Individuos Con Incapacidades
Junta
Lugar
Hora
Habra Botanas Y
Fondos de
Idea Y
Aeta de Restablecimiento Americano Y Nueva Inversién
Espanol
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!