June 06, 2010
The Valencia County Commission last week banned county elected officials from putting their names on county vehicles, a response to Sheriff Rene Rivera placing his name on patrol cars. According to the county, the new rule, approved unanimously by resolution, won’t mean Rivera will need to remove his name from the patrol cars. “It will [...]
June 01, 2010
With all precincts reporting, challenger Julian Luna has defeated incumbent Rep. Elias Barela, according to the Valencia County Bureau of Elections. Barela represents State Representative District 8. All other incumbents won their races. Valencia County Sheriff Rene Rivera will face former Peralta Municipal Judge Louis Burkhard in November. Valencia County Commissioner Pedro Rael beat his [...]
June 01, 2010
Today’s your last chance to vote in Valencia County’s primary election. You can vote between 7:00am and 7:00pm at your precinct. Other than the state-wide races for governor, lieutenant governor and others, there are a number of exciting local races to watch. The exciting races The two state representative races have been respectfully contentious, with [...]
March 16, 2010
Lorenzo Carrillo was appointed last night as the person to fill the Belen City Council’s vacant seat. The seat was vacated when Mayor Rudy Jaramillo, a former councilor, was sworn in as mayor one week ago. Carrillo, calling himself a “fiscal conservative” who’s dedicated to growth, was sworn in immediately at the beginning of the [...]
March 14, 2010
The district court case filed by the City of Belen against then-city council candidate Jerah R. Cordova over the placement of a campaign advertisement on a billboard was dismissed late last week. The counterclaim filed by Cordova against then-City Manager Sally Garley also has been dismissed. The case began on January 6 when an advertisement [...]
March 08, 2010
Belen City Councilor Wayne Gallegos, the previous city council’s mayor pro tem, was again elected mayor pro tem during the first meeting of the Jaramillo administration. The former city council, which included councilors David Lopez and Terese Ulivarri, met first tonight to conclude its business and adjourn for the last time. Then the new city [...]
March 07, 2010
Mayor-elect Rudy Jaramillo hosted a meeting on Friday afternoon with Councilor Wayne Gallegos and councilors-elect Mary T. Aragon and Jerah R. Cordova to discuss Tuesday’s election and how to make cooperation happen. During the private meeting at Pete’s Cafe in Belen, the four officials conversed about the need for cooperation during the first major transition [...]
March 07, 2010
The City of Belen canvassed the municipal election tallies on Friday morning, confirming Tuesday’s results that brought a new mayor and two new councilors into office in Belen. Rudy Jaramillo was elected mayor, edging out Tibo Chavez Jr. by just seven votes. Mary T. Aragon and Jerah R. Cordova took the two council seats by [...]
March 01, 2010
Belen Mayor Ronnie Torres was honored tonight by the City of Belen for his tenure as mayor, in addition to his many years of community service during the past couple of decades. “We recognize Mayor Ronnie Torres for his vision for our city and for his efforts, dedication and hard work in fulfilling that vision,” [...]
February 16, 2010
Wayne Gallegos, a Belen city councilor, said yesterday he’s running for mayor to continue to address Belen’s flooding problems. “That’s the number one thing,” he said. He said the “buzzword is the economy” and he thinks the other candidates are unnecessarily latching onto it as an issue. “My heart’s still on the emergency response and [...]