Protected: East Mountain Little League Opening Day
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East Mountains Area is Chock Full of Christmas Activities
The holiday season in the high desert begins not with a bang, but a blizzard of holiday events ranging from craft fairs to lighted Christmas...
Young Pintos Squad Looks to the Long Game After Tough Road Loss to Bernalillo
Russell HuffmanEast Mountain News BERNALILLO — It was a tale of two halves for the Moriarty High School Pintos. After exploding out of the gate...
PHOTO GALLERY: Lady Pintos Travel to Bernalillo
The Moriarty Lady Pintos opened the 2025-26 season on the road on Saturday against Bernalillo in a 60-21 loss against the Lady Spartans....
PHOTO GALLERY: Moriarty Pinto Basketball Vs Bernalillo
PINTOS BASKETBALL! Moriarty opened the 2025-26 basketball season on the road against Bernalillo on Saturday. The Pintos played tough and led for most of the...
“I Did All This While You Were Watching TV”: The Infinite Imagination of Ross Ward and His Tinkertown
SANDIA PARK, N.M. — If you drive up the Turquoise Trail toward the Sandia Mountains, the air gets thinner, the piñon pines get thicker, and...
Giovenco Steps Down as East Mountain Volleyball Coach to Focus on Athletic Director Role
After a decade of leading the East Mountain High School volleyball program, head coach and athletic director Kasi Giovenco is stepping away from the sidelines....
Road Warriors: Moriarty Pintos Embrace Toughness and Grit Entering Encinias’ Third Season
By Russell Huffman As the sneakers squeak against the hardwood and whistles echo through the Moriarty High School gym, head coach Caleb Encinias isn’t looking...
From a Food Box to the Director’s Chair: Linda Smith’s 37-Year Mission at Bethel Storehouse
By Russell Huffman Linda Smith remembers the exact moment her life changed, not as the Executive Director of Bethel Storehouse, but as a young mother...
Dunn Deal: A Moriarty Senior’s All-Star Journey
When Moriarty High School senior Michaela Dunn answered the phone call from her coach Michael Baguskis, her first reaction wasn’t excitement—it was disbelief. “I didn’t...
Storm Brewing in Moriarty: Lady Pintos’ Young Core Hungry for Success
There’s a storm brewing in the East Mountains, and as Moriarty High School girls basketball head coach Jana Baguskis enters her fourth season, she can...
The Zero-and-Zero Mentality: How Coach Brad Hofmann is Still Rebuilding the Timberwolves
The most dangerous thing in sports is a team that knows it can win but still plays like it has everything to prove. As the...
Moriarty Fire Department Awarded $600K Grant For Class A Fire Engine
MORIARTY, N.M. — The Moriarty Fire Department has been awarded $600,000 to purchase a new Class A fire engine, a significant investment that promises to...
You Don’t Have to Grieve Alone: HeartLight Center Brings Support to the East Mountains
Dealing with the loss of a loved one can feel isolated, but support is now closer to home here in the East Mountains area. HeartLight...
Coach Baguskis Reviews 2025 Campaign, All-District 2-4A Volleyball Announced
MORIARTY — Following the team’s recent awards banquet, Moriarty High School volleyball coach Michael Baguskis has officially closed the book on the 2025 season. But...
From the Florida Flats to the High Desert: The Paintings & Assemblages of William Bock
After decades in Florida, where the landscape is defined by its flatness and the seasons blur from one humidity into the next, Cedar Crest artist...
COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: Chavez Leads Expansion of Health Fair to Fill Critical Service Gaps in Moriarty-Edgewood
MORIARTY, N.M. – What began as a modest effort to help Moriarty elementary school families has blossomed into a vital resource for the entire region,...
Pintos Volleyball: Seniors Leave a Legacy, Underclassmen Flash Potential
MORIARTY — The Moriarty High School volleyball team concluded its 2025 campaign with a season defined by senior leadership and the emergence of a promising...
East Mountains Rally: Community Steps Up as Food Pantry Faces Record Demand
TIJERAS – In the face of a daunting spike in food insecurity, the East Mountains community is proving that tough times bring out the best...
Hidden History in the “Scissors”: A Guide to Tijeras Pueblo
The Tijeras Pueblo Archaeological Site isn’t a towering cliff dwelling like Mesa Verde or a massive stone complex like Chaco Canyon, but it is a...