Taos imposes burn ban amid dry conditions and fires
Mayor Fred Peralta issued a total burn ban for Taos and the three mile extraterritorial buffer. All burn permits are suspended, with fines up to 500 dollars and possible 90 day jail terms. Fire costs will be charged to violators. Nearby Questa and Santa Fe also ban burning as Arroyo Hondo's April 25 blaze scorched over 20 acres and threatened 11 homes.
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Fred Peralta
Taos
Peralta
Jim Fambro
Questa
Indi
Taos spotlight on Claudia Schiffer ad shoot for Liz Claiborne
Taos hosts a Fall 2000 Liz Claiborne advertising campaign shot by Alberto Gili with Claudia Schiffer. Gotham Advertising Agency crews worked on photographs set to billboards buses cable cars and kiosks in San Francisco Chicago and New York. Sept publications include Vogue Harper's Bazaar and other national magazines. Taos County film commissioner Jonathan Slater helped bring the project.
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Taos
Claudia Schiffer
Alberto Gili
Liz Claiborne, Inc
Gotham Advertising Agency
New York
San Francisco
Chicago
Liz Claiborne
Times Square
Vogue
Harper’s Bazaar
Taos County
Jonathan Slater
Gotham
County Bond Fee Prompted In-Person Payment Demand
Bank of New York Western Trust assistant vice president Patti Cronin flew to New Mexico to collect a $3,767.75 payment owed by Taos County for a hospital bond fee. Cronin cited bank rules in refusing further comment while documents hint at potential costs to county taxpayers if the bill remained unpaid. See bond details on Page A3.
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Bank of New York Western Trust Company
Patti Cronin
Taos News
New Mexico
Cronin
Gunfire hits Taos youth and probation centers in April shootout
Police say gunfire damaged the Juvenile Probation Office on Gusdorf Road and a Ford Expedition parked outside, Taos Cycle Works lost two display windows, and the Taos Youth and Family Center was hit at least 22 times in an early morning attack. Police Chief Neil Curran cited increased patrols near Enos Garcia and Taos Elementary Schools amid spring break unrest. Spent .22 cartridges were found at the probation office. investigators have few leads.
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Juvenile Probation Office
Taos Cycle Works
Taos Youth and Family Center
Gusdorf Road
Ford Expedition
Paseo Cafton East
Raton
Youth and Family Center
Taos
Neil Curran
Curran
Enos Garcia
Probation Office
Settlement Near in Gonzales Case in Taos County
A federal suit over Joaquin Gonzales’s death in Taos County jail nears resolution with a reported 1.26 million dollar settlement for the family. Lawyers for both sides remain cautious, and only a tentative timeline for signing early next week is noted.
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Joaquin Gonzales
Taos County
Gonzales
Brad Hall
Brian Charlton
Albuquerque
Andrew Martinez
Jonathan Weiss
Lobo Ranch Road trial opens in Taos court
Ed and Trudy Healy sue to open Lobo Ranch Road to the public as they present about 50 witnesses and historical documents. Defendants include the Lobo Ranch subdivision in the long running case about public access versus private property rights.
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Lobo Ranch Road
Eighth Judicial District Court
Taos
Trudy Healy
Lobo Ranch Subdivision
Slot room trial ends in hung jury in Albuquerque
Keith Bender, former deputy sheriff, faced federal robbery charges for the Taos Slot Room heist, but jurors failed to reach a verdict after two days of deliberation in Albuquerque. A retrial decision is due by Friday.
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Keith Bender
Taos
Albuquerque
Taos News
Taosnews.com
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Sara Ford
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Inez Russell
Lobo Ranch
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Reuben Vigil
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