This ruling said the process of recalling Griffin from his elected office, a decision first asserted April 8 by Third Judicial District Court Judge Manuel Arrieta, may proceed. We are grateful for this opportunity to provide the registered voters of Otero County District 2 the chance to decide if Commissioner Griffin is still the person they want to continue to represent them on the county commission as well as nationwide, Committee to Recall Couy Griffin spokesman Paul Sanchez said. This is a historic opportunity for the people of District 2 and we look forward to the next step in this process.
Griffin said he planned to fight the recall, though he no longer has the option to do that via the courts. The case cannot be reheard and the order serves as the Court s mandate returning jurisdiction to the district court, New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts spokesman Barry Massey said.
Affordable Care Act special enrollment period begins Feb. 15
A special enrollment period has begun for those who wish to apply for benefits through the Affordable Care Act
From Feb. 15 until May 15 enrollment and enrollment through a marketplace such as New Mexico s insurance exchange known as beWellnm, is open.
More than 56,000 uninsured New Mexicans may qualify for premium reductions in the beWellnm marketplace.
The BeWellnm marketplace offers financial assistance to those who qualify so that patients can receive low cost or no cost insurance, Maureen Manring, beWellnm’s director of outreach and communication said. All plans cover the 10 essential benefits such as doctor visits, hospital stays, maternity care, emergency room care, prescriptions and more,” Manring said.
Servants of the Paraclete had two New Mexico locations at the time, one in Albuquerque and one in Jemez Springs.
Holley was sent to the Albuquerque Servants of the Paraclete location to get help for pedophilic tendencies following allegations in Holley s home diocese in Worcester, Mass., records show.
Holley was at the Albuquerque location for about a year, according to a 1993 affidavit submitted by Holley to the Second Judicial Court in 1993.
According to the affidavit, Holley wanted to go to a Servants of the Paraclete facility on the East Coast. Bishop (Bernard) Flanagan told me he wanted me to go to Servants of the Paraclete in New Mexico, the affidavit states. On March 23, 1971, I wrote to the Bishop telling him I would prefer to stay at a Paraclete house in the East, like their Vermont facility, but that I would do as he wished when he made the arrangements.It was clear to me that Bishop Flanagan was fearful that if I stayed in Massachusetts I would repeat the