Taos County races set as two key primaries line up
Incumbent Taos County Commission chair Man Pablito Trujillo faces challenger Gabri Romero in District 8 rematch and District Attorney John Paternoster meets Donald Gallegos and Sam Herrera in a Democratic primary. Filing notes include Eli Herrera planning an independent bid in July.
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Ae Filis
Doozies
Taos County Commission
Man’ Pablito
Red
Trujillo
Gabri: Romero
John Paternoster
Donald Gallegos
Sam Herrera
Romero
Eli Herrera
Taos County Election Bureau
Taos County
Steve Cantu
Michael A. Torrez
Election Bureau
Paternoster
Sammy Pacheco
Pri
Taos Tigers cap senior season with third in state AAA
Taos High School senior Matt Garcia cried as he reflected on finishing his basketball career with the Tigers, who beat Albuquerque Academy 74 65 to secure third place in the state AAA tournament at New Mexico State University. Nine seniors spilled into the Pan Am Center locker room celebrating the end of an era, with coach James Branch noting the close bond as familia.
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Taos High School
Matt Garcia
Garcia
Tigers
Taos
Juan Rael
Pan American Center
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces
Albuquerque Academy
Complete sports coverage reference note
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Crash victim pursues long road to courtroom
Two years after a head on crash Jerry Sullivan travels from Denver to Taos for the drunken driving trial of Daryl Hicks charged with causing great bodily harm. Sullivan recalls waking in a hospital bed with memory gaps and persistent hip pain likely requiring replacement. Hicks fled after posting a $1000 bond, later set at $10,000, labeled a flight risk by the judge. Sullivan tracked Hicks to a truck with Florida plates and a Rolodex that connected to Hicks. The trial began Tuesday, March 21.
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Jerry Sullivan
Denver
Taos
Daryl S. Hicks
Hicks
Sullivan
Frankenstein
Erminio) Martinez
Hick
Con
Earthship founder surrenders licenses under pressure
Earthship developer Mike Reynolds agrees to surrender his contractor and architect licenses to the state AG’s Office to avoid action by the Architects Examiners Board and Construction Industries Commission. Reynolds defends his 30 years of independent, sustainable housing using discarded materials and self-contained utilities.
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Earthship
Mike Reynolds
State Attorney General's Office
Reynolds
Architects Examiners Board
Construction Industries Commission
New Checker Auto Parts Store Opens in Taos
Taos gains a competitor in auto parts with a Checker Auto Parts store on Paseo del Pueblo Sur. Local shop owners warn market is limited and rivalry will reduce sales for others like Metric Motors and FE & F Auto Supply as the New West dynamic reshapes the town.
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Taos
Checker Auto Parte
Paseo del Pueblo Sur
Joe Franzetti
Metric Motors
Ed Miller
FE & F Auto Supply
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Gallegos
Questa
Tiger Pride
Albuquerque
Mike Stautfer
Greg Trujillo
Rael
James Branch
Los Alamos
the Tigers
Cara Lopez Lee
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Earthship Founder
Inez Russell
Checker
New West
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