UFO Festival boosts tourism and hotel occupancy in Roswell
Chaves County Tourism Council reports a strong July 4 weekend with visitors from out of town for the UFO Festival and CosmiCon. Hotels like Candlewood Suites filled Friday through Sunday, the planetarium packed, and the cemetery opening drew about 1 060 attendees. The festival’s Facebook page reached 8 000 followers with up to 60 000 hits and reposts.
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Chaves County
Moore
Dennis Kintigh
Gen. Douglas L. McBride-Roswell Veteran's Cemetery
Juliana Halvorson
Kintigh
Columbarium
Veteran's Cemetery
Council
Judy Stubbs
Halvorson
Cosmi
Roswell
Parts of Yucca Center Closed After ADA Noncompliance
The Yucca Recreation Center basement and tower have closed due to ADA noncompliance. Staff determined the elevator does not accommodate patrons with disabilities, preventing access to the second floor and basement, prompting a state level plans review.
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Yucca Center
Yucca
Former APD officers sue union over protection failures
Two Albuquerque police officers fired after the beating of a suspected car thief sue the Albuquerque Police Officers Association alleging breach of contract and civil conspiracy. The suit claims union failures harmed patrol officers and detectives amid federal probes and reform negotiations.
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Albuquerque
John Doyle
Robert Woolever
Albuquerque Police Officers’ Association
Ray Schultz
Nicholas Blume
Blume
Thomas Grover
U.S. Justice Department
Grover
Police Department
NM to release corrected teacher evaluations soon
Hundreds of New Mexico teachers will receive corrected evaluations for the past school year within weeks. The Public Education Department plans to issue revised results by the end of August after faults in district data during the first implementation of the new system.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Public Education Department
Department
Larry Behrens
Hanna Skandera
Albuquerque Journal
Obama seeks support on immigrant kids in states
Health and Human Services Secretary Burwell met with dozens of governors in Nashville to seek backing for handling thousands of unaccompanied Central American children. Governors voiced cost concerns, especially public education, while Democrats urged humanitarian but cost effective responses.
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Obama
Nashville, Tenn
Health and Human Services
Sylvia Matthews Burwell
Burwell
Colorado
John Hickenlooper
United States
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