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Housing New Mexico launches Zero Interest Homebuilder Program to help address affordable housing shortage in the state

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ALBUQUERQUE — Housing New Mexico launched a new program Jan. 29 to address the shortage of affordable entry-level housing available to low- and moderate-income homebuyers in the state. The Zero Interest Homebuilder Program is a loan product that offers interest-free construction financing through the New Mexico Housing...

Scheduled water outage for Feb. 4

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Dallago Corporation has been contracted by the City of Gallup to install a new waterline along Rico Street from Highway 66 south toward the new fire station at the corner of Rico Street and Bengal Road.

The City of Gallup Water Department will need to shut down water service temporarily while the contractor installs a new 8-inch water valve. The affected area will be from the intersection of Highway 66 and Rico Street to the south ending at Bengal Road.

The water shut off will take place Feb. 4 from 8 am to 12 pm.

Surrounding areas may experience low water pressure.

For any questions, call Utility Dispatch at (505) 863-1200 or after hours dispatch at 833-863-1212.


UNM researchers find microplastics in human brains

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Microplastics – tiny bits of degraded polymers that are ubiquitous in the air, water, and soil – have lodged themselves throughout the human body, including the liver, kidney, placenta and testes, over the past half century.

Now, University of New Mexico Health Sciences researchers have found microplastics in human brains, and at much higher concentrations than in other organs. Worse, the plastic accumulation appears to be growing over time, having increased by 50% over the past eight years.

In a new study published in Nature Medicine, a team led by toxicologist Matthew Campen, PhD, Distinguished and Regents’ Professor in the UNM College of Pharmacy, reported that plastic...

Delta Dental of New Mexico is now accepting new applications for their 2025 small grant program

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Started in 2024 by Delta Dental of New Mexico, the Smiles Across New Mexico small grant program provides grants to organizations throughout New Mexico to help fund dental education initiatives and programs designed to promote the oral health of underserved children and individuals in at-risk populations across the state.

DDNM is now accepting grants, and will accept them until March 31.

Objectives of the program include:

Reducing oral disease through education, prevention, and treatment
Ensuring access to affordable, timely and high-quality dental care
Enhancing the awareness of good oral health with a focus on children and individuals in needMaking a measurable difference in the oral...

Council Delegate Shawna Ann Claw hosts event to kick off Diné Bizaad as official language

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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. — Council Delegate Shawna Ann Claw (Chinle) joined students and staff from Chinle Junior High School (CJHS) to kick off a special event celebrating Diné Bizaad as the official language of the Navajo Nation Jan. 30.

This milestone follows Claw’s successful passage of a bill during a special session of the 25th Navajo Nation Council on Dec. 16. The bill amended Title 1 of the Navajo Nation Code, formally recognizing Diné Bizaad as the official language. It was signed into law by Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren Dec. 24.

Claw remarked that the event, dubbed Diné Bizaad Day, symbolized a powerful declaration to both the Navajo Nation and the U.S. It affirmed...

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