Lemitar News

New Mexico Tech lost a special individual Saturday, June 6. Hydrology professor Dr.

For the second time in less than a week, water flow was halted to a network of ditches as law enforcement officials continued their search for a Socorro County woman missing since April 15.

Dishes piled up in the sink, dirty laundry went unwashed and residents were forced to leave their homes in search of drinking water early this week in Magdalena after the village lost its water supply.

After a two-year wait, students at Midway Elementary are expected to get their first "home-cooked" meal Friday, March 6. With a newly renovated cafeteria just days away from completion, school staffers are ...

After 44 years in law enforcement, Lawrence Romero on Wednesday called it quits as Socorro's chief of police, El Defensor Chieftain reported this week.A A native of Lemitar and a graduate of Socorro High ...

After 44 years, Lawrence Romero is calling it quits. Socorro's Chief of Police officially retires today , bringing to an end a law enforcement career that has spanned nearly half a century and seen him hold ...

Benito C. Gabaldon, 84, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, in Socorro, N.M.

He was born June 26, 1924, in Lemitar, N.M., to Eutimio and Martina (Cordova) Gabaldon.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Berna Jaramillo Gabaldon.

He is survived by his sons: Leo O. Gabaldon, Raymond B. Gabaldon and Martin M. Gabaldon, all of Magdalena, N.M.; daughter, Debbie A. Griego, of Albuquerque, N.M.; brothers: Tony Gabaldon and Ismael Gabaldon, both of Los Lunas, N.M.; sisters: Barbara Griego of Albuquerque, Julia Torres of Belen, N.M., and Carmen Baldonado of Los Lunas; grandchildren: Leland Wilson, Aaron Gabaldon, Alishia Gabaldon, Milagra Gabaldon, Jesse Griego and Monique Griego.

Sept. 23

A woman in Bosque reported at 2 p.m. that she learned that money had been withdrawn from her account on three separate occasions. A 21-year-old Albuquerque man was identified as using her account to pay some bills and make purchases. A criminal complaint was filed in Magistrate Court.

Nov. 8

A Lemitar woman reported at 7 p.m. that her vehicle had been keyed while parked at the fairgrounds. A man at the scene stated that a restraining order was in effect involving the victim's daughter and him and that she would have to leave the area. The victim said he had threatened to damage her vehicle and pointed to a scratch on the right side that extended from the rear of the vehicle to the front fender. She said she believed he did it, which he denied, and there were no witnesses anyway.