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🌱Early Voting + Vigil For Diana McGrory + Biden Mentions ABQ

Here's a five-minute guide to everything worth knowing in town today.

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Rachel Kilimnik, Neighbor

Good morning, Albuquerque! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday started. Here are the most important things happening today in Albuquerque.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and beautiful. High: 74 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories today in Albuquerque:

  1. If you're still looking to vote early in the 2021 November election, now is the time. Twenty early voting locations opened across Bernalillo County on Saturday, Oct. 16. Residents say they hope more voters will do their part, especially when it comes to the future of their own community. (KOAT New Mexico)
  2. 2-year-old Diana McGrory was honored by dozens at Sister Cities Park Saturday. The vigil was not hosted by the family, but by those who heard her tragic story. It was Oct. 1 when officers arrived to the northeast Albuquerque home and found Diana without a pulse. Both Diana's father and grandmother have been charged with child abuse resulting in great bodily harm or death. (KOB)
  3. President Biden specifically mentioned Albuquerque's efforts to provide community-based programs to stop violence before it starts during his peace officer memorial speech on Saturday. (KRQE News 13)
  4. Big Jim Farms kicked off their first Harvest Festival on Saturday and visitors got the opportunity to pick their own green chile, pumpkins from the pumpkin patch, and sunflowers. (KRQE News 13)
  5. AFR responded to a fire early Sunday morning in southeast Albuquerque, rescuing one person and two dogs. (KOB)

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— Rachel Kilimnik

About me: Rachel is a born-and-raised New Yorker who recently relocated to the mountains in the west. She is a freelance copywriter for the content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is assisting Patch.com with community newsletter curation. During her free time, you can find Rachel roller skating, making pottery, drinking tea, and tending to her growing collection of houseplants.

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