🌱 Why some Santa Fe County deputies are choosing homes in Madrid instead

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In today's newsletter:

• Why some Santa Fe County deputies are choosing homes in Madrid instead

Also on today's calendar: Rock Bottom String Band.

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 78 and low of 52 degrees.
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 87, low: 52. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 90 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Housing Crisis Drives N.M. Police Officers Away From the Communities They Serve (officer.com) — Some Santa Fe County deputies now live in smaller communities like Madrid because they’re priced out of Santa Fe’s housing market, joining many officers commuting from Rio Rancho and other towns. Local leaders debate whether officers living elsewhere weakens community ties, while Santa Fe’s mayor explores incentives and housing support to bring more first responders back inside city limits.
   

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📸 Around Madrid

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Madrid

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday June 7

• Madrid Pride Party →
  The Mine Shaft Tavern & Cantina, 2846 NM-14, Madrid
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday June 9

• Rock Bottom String Band →
  The Mine Shaft Tavern & Cantina, 2846 NM-14, Madrid
  7:00 pm

Monday June 29

• 3-Day Mask Making Workshop →
  Aventura Creative Spirits Studio, 2859 NM-14, Madrid
  2:00 pm

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📣 Madrid Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 5

• El Flamenco Spanish Cabaret: Spring Season →
  El Flamenco Cabaret, 135 W Palace Ave Second Floor, Santa Fe
  6:15 pm
• Vanilla Pop →
  The Mystic Santa Fe, 2810 Cerrillos Rd, Santa Fe
  7:30 pm
• RIOT TEN - SANTA FE, NM - 6/5/26 →
  Meow Wolf Santa Fe's House of Eternal Return, 1352 Rufina Cir, Santa Fe
  8:00 pm

Saturday June 6

• FREE | Fox Fest | Santa Fe Summer Scene →
  Reunity Resources (Soil Yard Hours Below), 1829 San Ysidro Crossing, Santa Fe
  5:00 pm
• Cake's Comedy Club →
  Cake's Cafe, 227 Galisteo St, Santa Fe
  5:00 pm
• Moulin Rouge →
  Paradiso, 903 Early St, Santa Fe
  7:30 pm

Tuesday June 9

• Community Event: Artist Community Critique Circle
  Santa Fe Art Institute , 1600 St. Michael's Drive #31, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 87505
  5:30 pm

Thursday June 11

• SFPS Board of Education Regular Meeting
  Santa Fe Public Schools 610 Alta Vista St, Santa Fe, NM 87505, USA
  5:30 pm

Sunday June 14

• Santa Fe Spring Festival →
  El Rancho de las Golondrinas, 334 Los Pinos Rd, Santa Fe
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Santa Fe

• Santa Fe's new free medical clinic finds new home in Hopewell Mann (searchlightnm.org)
• Lawsuit calls Santa Fe jail's shackling of hospitalized inmate cruel (santafenewmexican.com)
• Heck yeah, we went to Casa Tamalli (sfreporter.com)

Bernalillo

• Rio Rancho, Bernalillo law enforcement participate in Special Olympics torch run (rrobserver.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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