Archive - Boomtown

April 2025

March 2025

How DO you fix a fiber optic line, anyway?

It's not just a matter of plugging the wire back in.

Mar 18 •

Minesh Bacrania

Disconnect déjà vu: Los Alamos hit with second blackout in a week

Los Alamos residents experienced their second communications blackout in a week when contractors severed another Lumen Technologies fiber optic line…

Mar 17 •

Stephanie Nakhleh

Communications blackout strikes Los Alamos again

History repeats as Lumen line damaged

Mar 13 •

Stephanie Nakhleh

BoomGov - Council agenda 3-11-25

Affordable housing, funding for trails, and hiring a new Community Development Director

Mar 9 •

Stephanie Nakhleh

Wildfire protection as community effort: ‘It takes all of us’

With wildfire season approaching and a dry winter leaving the region vulnerable, Los Alamos officials painted a grim picture at Wednesday’s Wildland…

Mar 8 •

Stephanie Nakhleh

Insurance lifeline: Will the New Mexico Senate help Los Alamos homeowners keep their coverage?

Story by Stephanie Nakhleh

Mar 5 •

Stephanie Nakhleh

Road diets: reimagining the major thoroughfares in Los Alamos

When the County proposed reducing westbound lanes on NM 4 in White Rock, many residents referred to it a “road diet.” County staff were quick to clarify…

Mar 4 •

Stephanie Nakhleh

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