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🌱 Melody Ranch water takeover moves toward a December decision

Estancia, New Mexico Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi Estancia! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Melody Ranch water takeover moves toward a December decision
  • Judge pauses deportation of Afghan man previously detained in Estancia

Also on today's calendar: Your Weight Matters Albuquerque.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high of 65 and low of 31 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 67, low: 31.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Melody Ranch relief on the fast track (route66.news) — The regional water association that includes Estancia could take over Melody Ranch’s troubled water system, with state regulators speeding their review before temporary water hauling expires Dec. 31. Interested parties have until Nov. 16 to participate in the case, and a decision could come as early as Dec. 3 if no objections arise.
   

• He Fled Afghanistan Fearing the Taliban. Now a Judge Has Temporarily Halted His Deportation (goodmenproject.com) — A federal judge has temporarily halted the deportation of Sardar Akbari, an Afghan man held in Estancia for nearly two years before his transfer to El Paso. The judge also ordered his return to New Mexico, citing the need for safeguards against suicide risk as attorneys challenge plans to send him through Pakistan.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Rio Grande bridge in Belen partially reopens for traffic (abqjournal.com)

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  • First in-home health care training center breaks ground in Albuquerque (krqe.com)
  • Preview: International Western Music Association Convention in Albuquerque (kob.com)
  • Haaland names Tom Udall honorary chairman of New Mexico transition (abqjournal.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Estancia

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