by Gena Dellett Playground Gets Facelift La Puente and the City of Alamosa are partnering with KaBOOM, a Washington. D.C.-based grantmaker, to replace all the play equipment in Zapata Park, located on the southside of Alamosa. The park is three blocks away from La Puente’s homeless shelter. The new play equipment will be valued at over $60,000. New Grant Funds Benefit TSJC Students First-generation students and others from disadvantaged backgrounds at Trinidad State Junior College in Alamosa will benefit from $1.1 million in grant funding between now and 2020. Funding is from the U.S. Department of Education and will provide ...