Paseo Norte traffic woes hit July 4 sales drop
Merchants on Paseo Norte report 40 to 60 percent lower business on July 4, with resilience inland from a months‑long sewer project. Water outages for Martha Reed’s Dress Shop and curb and gutter issues anger locals as crews rework lines. Repair news promises paving within three weeks, but traders fear recovery. A sinking dump truck at the Plaza stoplight drew crowds and police caution.
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Billie Blair
Paseo Norte
Bent Street
Martha Reed
Martha's Dress Shop
Carlos Miranda
Plaza
Armory Street
Crash Kills Two Taos Pueblo Youths Near Mall Exit
A motorcycle crash early Friday on Paseo Sur near the Cruz Alta Mall exit in Taos Pueblo killed Michael Cruz McDonald and Nanette DuBray, both 25. McDonald drove south, left the roadway, hit a construction reflector, and both were ejected. Ambulance crew rushed them to Holy Cross Hospital where they died.
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Michael Cruz McDonald
Nanette DuBray
Taos Pueblo
Paseo Sur
Cruz Alta Mall
McDonald
Taos County
Holy Cross Hospital
DuBray
Cars and Dump Truck Sink in Taos Street Holes
Two vehicles fell into road pits in Taos within days. Georgette Ely’s car was struck by a dump truck with dirt, the left rear wheel sinking into a hole near Taos Plaza. a bulldozer freed the truck driver after about 30 minutes, Ely unharmed. Town crews work on new pavement curbs and water line connections. paving of the main Taos route to the courthouse will start after curb work, projected to take three weeks. The Taosena, Margaret Yuma, had her Oldsmobile sink into a dirt-filled hole near the Taos Inn after leaving a dance, and faced a wrecker-involved rescue with police and mayor alerted.
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Judy Romero
Paseo Norte
Taos
Rick Mondragon
Mondragon
Logan Construction Co
Plaza
Georgette Ely
Ely
Taos Plaza
Logan Construction
4-D Construction Co
Taos Inn
Carlos Miranda
State Highway Department
Kachina Lodge
Miranda
Margaret Yuma
Yuma
Taos News
Tragic River Accident Drowns Horse in Taos Rio Chiquito
Last week a horse drowned and another was saved from Taos Rio Chiquito when a horse trailer broke from its hitch. Taos firemen freed the survivors after a 45 minute rescue from icy water. Both horses belonged to Manuel O. Trujillo, a Taos school board member.
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Rio Chiquito
Taos
Manuel O
Manjo
Trujillo
Jim Fambro
Taos County Taxes Rise Slightly For Ambulance Funding
Taos County residents outside incorporated areas will see a 0.25 percent rise in receipts tax starting July 1, lifting the county rate to 4.375 percent to fund ambulance services and independent fire districts. Taos Town's gross receipts tax stays at 4.875 percent.
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Taos County
Taos
Town to award paving bid on Gusdorf Street tonight
Taos town council will award the bid for paving Gusdorf Street from Cruz Alta to Albright at a special meeting set for 5 15 p m in Coronado Center council chambers. Sewer work on Gusdorf will begin next week and paving will start once lines finish while Brooks and Dragoon Lane paving should be completed by end of August. A Montoya Street sewer replacement is planned to begin around July 16.
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Taos Town
Gusdorf Street
Cruz Alta
Albright
Coronado Center
Gusdorf
Carlos Miranda
Ranchitas Road
Brooks and Dragoon Lane
Montoya Street
Zoning: dream or nightmare in Taos County governance
Taos County faces a decade of growth pressure and a stalled comprehensive land use plan. Five proposed Special Zoning Districts aim to curb unregulated development, but a district judge ruled the act unconstitutional. Residents remain wary of county control and the risk of eroding rural culture.
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Gene Berry
The
Taos News
Taos County
Valdez
Deer Mesa
Arroyo Hondo
Frank Allen Jr
Fabi Romero
Los Tres Valles
San Cristobal
Canoncito
Liano Quemado
Rio Grande del Rancho
Las Colonias
Arroyo Seco
Taos
Lloyd Bolander
Sipapu
Bolander
Romero
Carlos Miera
Sangre de Cristo
Romolo Arellano
Ted Egri
Penasco
Questa
Carsor
Castilla-Amala
Miera
Dixon woman first area plague victim in New Mexico
A 61 year old Dixon area woman is hospitalized in Albuquerque with the state's sixth plague case this year. Diagnosed June 30, she has septicemic plague likely from fleas carried home by dogs. Health officials urge flea control and early medical care for fever and swollen lymph nodes.
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Dixon Area
Albuquerque
Harry Hull
Hull
State Health and Environment Division
Dixon
New Mexico
Painter Adeine de la Noe Turns 75 and Still Building
Adeine de la Noe celebrates 75 with ongoing artistry and a robust craft, proving she remains active and influential. The Taos area artist is renowned for her builder’s eye and ongoing vitality in the arts scene, defying age with continued output and leadership.
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Adeine de la Noe
Arts
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