North Montana Avenue closure kept after council vote
The North Montana Avenue closure will stay in effect after a five to three council vote amid absent members. Residents petitioned for reopening, with about 700 signatures. opponents argued convenience and traffic impacts on nearby streets. Citizens cited enforcement concerns and personal use, while others warned of Union Avenue congestion since the closure began. See CITY, Page A3.
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North
Montana
Sandra Stewart
Union Avenue
Union
Richard Hessy
North Montana
Roswell
Nine U S soldiers dead as Black Hawk crashes near Fallujah
Reports say a U S Black Hawk medivac helicopter marked with a red cross was hit by a rocket four miles south of Fallujah, killing all nine aboard. A C 5 transport returned to Baghdad airport after insurgent fire. seven detainees freed at Abu Ghraib amid delays.
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Waleed Kurdi
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Protesters object to waste shipment through Albuquerque
About a dozen protesters gathered on an I-40 bridge as a radioactive waste shipment from the Nevada Test Site passed through Albuquerque for the first time. The truck, escorted by state police, traveled east on I-40 in three silo-like containers toward the federal dump in southern New Mexico after a 1,130 mile journey that began in Nevada.
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Police hunt vandal after string of BB gun damage
A series of window breaks in eight vehicles including a police car ends with three windows at Military Heights Elementary School broken between Dec 19 and Jan 2. A related incident on Jan 7 sees a home in the 700 block of North Ohio Avenue shot 23 times with a paintball gun, staining the exterior.
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Legislators Meet NM School Boards Before Session
Roswell district leaders from Floyd Dora Carlsbad Lake Arthur Dexter Clovis and Roswell meet with state lawmakers at the Roswell Civic Center to discuss funding for teachers salaries and insurance. Rep Pauline Ponce Sen Tim Jennings Rep Earlene Roberts and Rep Avon Wilson field questions on pay increases and the six percent raise, with plans to push for salary growth and T and E data review.
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