Local news from My Keene Now
1 hour ago in Government, Local
Keene Committee Advances Budget, Bond Measures and Fire Staffing Expansion
Keene councilors advanced major infrastructure and budget measures Thursday night, including funding for four additional firefighters, millions in capital projects and a plan to close a downtown infrastructure funding gap.
20 hours ago in Government, Local
Keene Officials Work To Ease Concerns As Downtown Reconstruction Nears
Keene downtown project ombudsman George Downing says businesses are preparing for construction expected to begin in mid-July, while city officials work to reassure the public that downtown will remain open and accessible throughout the project.
23 hours ago in Community Updates, Local
Benefit Concert Planned in Hancock to Help Family Displaced by Nelson House Fire
A benefit concert in Hancock this weekend will raise money for a Nelson family displaced after a devastating two-alarm house fire destroyed their home.
2 days ago in Local
Traffic Delays Expected as Construction Crews Tackle Utility Repairs in Keene
Keene drivers should expect delays and temporary traffic changes Thursday and Friday this week as utility construction projects take place on Court, Hillside, and Winchester Streets.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Local
Monadnock Music Expands Its Mission of Making Classical Music Accessible Across the Region
Monadnock Music’s 61st summer season will bring free chamber music concerts, opera collaborations and family programming to venues across the Monadnock Region.
3 days ago in Local
Two-Alarm Fire Destroys Nelson Home, Displaces Family
A two-alarm fire destroyed a Log Cabin Road home in Nelson on Friday afternoon, displacing a family and prompting a large regional mutual-aid response.
Entertainment News
2 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.
2 days ago in Entertainment, Music
The Chicks announce intimate ‘Taking the Long Way’ 20th Anniversary Tour. ‘This is our lives’
Call it a comeback, a crossover moment, or both. Twenty years ago, The Chicks released their blockbuster 2006 album "Taking the Long Way" — their first full-length after the country music industry turned their backs on them — and one of the biggest of their career.
3 days ago in Entertainment
What tastes like a Korean pancake and is purple all over? An Oreo inspired by K-pop group BTS
Oreo is teaming up with K-pop supergroup BTS for a bit of marketing dynamite that capitalizes on consumers' growing interest in global flavors.
3 days ago in Entertainment
Scripps National Spelling Bee guide: How to watch, who the notable spellers are, rules and prizes
The best young spellers in the English language are competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week, continuing a more than century-old tradition. The three-day competition began Tuesday and concludes Thursday night.
3 days ago in Entertainment
Jim Henson’s Creature Shop opens for tours. Here’s what’s inside the once-hidden puppet studio
Deep in a cavernous New York City warehouse, the artisans behind some of the world's most beloved children's characters have been fashioning costumes and puppets for years in relative anonymity. Now Jim Henson's Creature Shop, the workshop founded by the legendary creator of the Muppets, is drawing back the curtain.
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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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