COURTESY XOCHITL MORA, All City of Laredo administrative offices will be closed on Friday, April 2, 20010 in observance of the Easter holiday. Protective and emergency services will be operational. No garbage or recycling/branch pick-up will be available that day. Trash and recycling/branch pick-up schedule will resume on regularly scheduled routes on Monday, April 5,

Courtesy Eloy Vega, Laredo, TX:  The Easter Season is upon us and the Laredo Fire Department would like to offer some suggestions that will help you stay safe this Easter Weekend:  v     Be sure that Easter toys and Dolls (such as bunnies, chicks, etc.) are free of choking hazards. Pieces that can be removed from

COURTESY XOCHILT MORA, Holiday closure forces change in regular schedule  Today, Tuesday, March 30, 2010, the City of Laredo Solid Waste Services Division will be picking up the recycling blue bags, normally scheduled for pick-up this Friday.  “Because of the Easter holiday, we’ll go by and pick-up the recycling early,” said Willie Bote, everyone’s favorite

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, A Plus Plumbing Contractor, Inc., a private contractor, will be closing the 100 block of Alicate, between the Castro Urdiales Avenue and Burgos Avenue to install a water tap in the area.  The closure will be on Wednesday, March 31, 2010, starting at 7:00 a.m. and concluding by 5:00 p.m. that afternoon.

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Paloma Blanca Enterprise, a private contractor for AEP Texas, will close the right lane of Springfield Avenue at the intersection of Springfield and International on Monday, March 29, 2010, starting at 7:00 a.m. and continuing until approximately 6:00 p.m. The company will be removing old power lines for AEP.

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  Continued construction on the Unitec Industrial Street Project will include the following new closure, weather permitting.   The eastbound intersection of Carrier and South Unitec will be on Tuesday March 30, 2010.  All traffic will be detoured to Ravisa.  The closure will be in effect for approximately three weeks.

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  Martinez Paving Company Inc., will be performing construction work at the median on Bob Bullock Loop 20 at Shiloh Drive.   Construction will start on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.  The continued construction work is expected to take approximately 30 days.  Motorists are urged to drive with caution and observe all traffic signs around

Courtesy Xochitl Mora,  Due to unforeseen complications, Aguilar Plumbing Contractor, Inc., will keep the 1000 block of Dicky Lane, where it intersects with Cheyenne, closed tomorrow, Thursday, March 25, 2010, to continue working on a water tap.  The closure will begin at 7:00 a.m. and conclude that same day by 6:00 p.m.  For more information,