Local news from My Keene Now
2 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local
Plea and Sentencing Hearing Scheduled Today in Keene Teen Homicide Case
A plea and sentencing hearing is scheduled Wednesday in Cheshire County Superior Court for Thomas Pickford in the murder case of Christian Walker.
11 hours ago in Local
Fire at Keene Transfer Station Draws Large Multi-Agency Response
Firefighters from Keene and neighboring communities battled a transfer station fire Saturday evening, bringing the blaze under control without injuries.
22 hours ago in Local
Swanzey Town Administrator to Step Down Next Month
Swanzey Town Administrator Lori Rautiola will step down July 3 after accepting a position in the private sector.
1 day ago in Local, Monadnock 250 Guide
Keene’s Mayor Highlights Monadnock 250 Celebration, Housing and Major City Projects on WKBK
Keene Mayor Jay Kahn discussed Monadnock 250 celebrations, affordable housing, infrastructure projects, and the city budget during a Monday appearance on WKBK.
1 day ago in Local
Driver Injured, Child Passenger Taken to Hospital After Crash Near Hinsdale Town Line
A Keene man was seriously injured and an 11-year-old passenger was hospitalized after a high-speed crash on Route 119 in Winchester sent a vehicle down an embankment Saturday.
2 days ago in Local
Keene Road Projects to Affect Traffic at Multiple Locations This Week
Multiple road, sidewalk and infrastructure projects are underway across Keene this week, bringing detours, lane closures and traffic delays to several streets.
Entertainment News
3 hours ago in Entertainment
Lawyers for Lively and Baldoni battle in a New York court despite settling claims weeks ago
On Monday, lawyers for Blake Lively were back in court, trying to get a judge to make Baldoni pay her legal bills plus other penalties. They said she's entitled to the money under a California law because Justin Baldoni's countersuit, which claimed she had defamed and extorted him, was thrown out last year by a judge.
2 days ago in Entertainment
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner are married, local officials in London confirmed to The Associated Press. They tied the knot Sunday at Old Marylebone Town Hall.
2 days ago in Entertainment
A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors
Amazon remains the dominant force, but physical, brick-and-mortar stores have rebounded — and stores owned by authors such as Ann Patchett are now a niche unto themselves, found everywhere from Brooklyn to New Mexico.
2 days ago in Entertainment
YouTuber box office boom: ‘Backrooms’ and ‘Obsession’ draw Gen Z to theaters
Young audiences turned out in droves to movie theaters around the country this weekend. It wasn't for the big budget "Star Wars" movie, "The Mandalorian and Grogu, " which fell sharply in its second weekend, however, but for a small budget horror from a 20-year-old first-time filmmaker that began on the internet.
7 days ago in Entertainment, Trending
Matthew Perry’s assistant gets more than 3 years in prison for central role in his ketamine death
Matthew Perry's live-in personal assistant, who had a central role in the "Friends" star's descent into ketamine addiction and injected him with the fatal dose of the drug, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison.
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WinkFest Tickets On-Sale Now!
Winkfest returns to Frogg Brewing on Saturday, June 20th from 3p+…just in time to kick off Summer! Tickets on-sale now.
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