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02/27/2025
Tomorrow...tomorrow...tomorrow...The first person to answer this week's mystery photo question correctly by calling 603-352-5296, starting tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. or after, will receive a certificate for $25 to The Pub. No answers can or should be left on Facebook. Phone calls only, please.
Ques. – On what Keene Street was this schoolhouse located?
Good Luck everyone! Call me in the morning...
02/26/2025
Please join us at the Redfern Arts Center next weekend to support the Keene State College Theatre and Dance Department, with their performance of "The Creation Of The World And Other Business."
Visit the link in our bio to secure your tickets today, or visit us in person at the Box Office!
02/26/2025
FYI...
02/20/2025
Tomorrow...tomorrow...tomorrow...The first person to answer this week's mystery photo question correctly by calling 603-352-5296, starting tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. or after, will receive a certificate for $25 to The Pub. No answers can or should be left on Facebook. Phone calls only, please.
Ques. – This late 1800s photo shows the intersection of what two Keene streets?
Good Luck Everyone!!! Call me tomorrow at 9:30.
02/19/2025
Join our Earthborn dog and cat food club! When you buy 10 bags of Earthborn of any size, you will receive your 11th bag for FREE!
02/19/2025
RESTORATIVE PARENTING PRACTICES for DADS
Healthy Starts at HCS invites dads to join us for a series of conversations as we work together to create the space and practices needed to be in the right relationship with ourselves, our children and our family members.
Participants will receive a $25 Walmart gift card and connection to all the family support resources offered by Healthy Starts at HCS!
Tuesdays from 4:00-5:30
NEXT MEETING - February 25
Family Resource Center at HCS
312 Marlboro Street, Keene
Join us at Birdies to get to know your local Conservation District and neighbors! New and old friends of the Conservation District are encouraged to attend, enjoy light refreshments, and learn about upcoming opportunities and programs! We hope to see you there!
Image Description: Image of coffee cup and CCCD logo. Image reads, "Coffee & Conservation. Join us at Birdies to get to know your local Conservation District and neighbors! Connect with Cheshire County Conservation District (CCCD) staff & board members to discuss resources and opportunities to meet your conservation interests! Explore ways to support and get involved with CCCD, enjoy light refreshments, and fill out your bracket for March Mammal Madness! When: Thursday, March 6th, 3-5PM. Where: Birdies, 18 Main St. Keene, NH. Cost: free! Learn More & Register:
cheshireconservation.org/events".
02/17/2025
Tonight! 10" Cheese Pizza $5 with Coupon. Limit 2 per coupon!
Everyone’s favorite coupon is back!! Today you can find our coupon in the Shopper to get up to TWO small cheese pizzas for only $5 each! And don’t forget tomorrow is Tuesday which means seniors get a 15% discount on their ENTIRE order!! 🍕
RESCHEDULED: Due to Saturday night's predicted weather, we have rescheduled JIMMIE JJ WALKER to Sat, July 26, the night of RIVERFEST! Call the box office if you would not like your tickets moved to that date. We will reach out as well. Thanks for your cooperation and consideration. Stay safe during our next round of storms.
02/14/2025
02/14/2025
Happy Valentine's Day...Enjoy!
02/13/2025
FYI...
The Public Works Director has issued a Winter Weather Parking Ban from 1:00 AM to 6:00 AM, Friday, 2/14/2025. Vehicles must be moved to off-street parking locations to accommodate road maintenance operations. Public parking lots are available to provide alternative overnight parking options. Overnight parking is available in the Gilbo East or Elm Street parking lots Thursday night (please do not park in the reserved spaces, only in the public spaces.)
*The overnight parking lot options were updated 2/6/25. Please take note and be sure to park in the right lot on the right night to avoid ticketing or towing.
KeeneNH.gov/snow
02/13/2025
Tomorrow...tomorrow...tomorrow...The first person to answer this week's mystery photo question correctly by calling 603-352-5296, starting tomorrow morning at 9:30 a.m. or after, will receive a certificate for $25 to The Pub. No answers can or should be left on Facebook. Phone calls only, please.
Ques. – This door, sash, and blind business was located on what Keene Street?
Good Luck Everyone!
02/12/2025
Roses are red, violets are blue, our steaks are prime, and our prices are too! 🌹Celebrate the season of love with us this week during our Local Love event. Featuring fantastic local vendors, live music, sales & perfect last-minute gifts for loved ones, you won't want to miss this event!
02/12/2025
FYI
City Public Works crews will be conducting extensive snow removal operations in the downtown area over the next few nights. Recent winter storms have created snow accumulation, and a focused cleanup effort is necessary. The snow removal process occurs in stages. We focus first on clearing sidewalks, roadways, and parking spaces with plows. Following this, loaders and dump trucks remove the larger snow piles. Finally, we address the accumulated snow between the sidewalk and parking spaces as well as between meter posts to improve pedestrian access. The first step is completed, and the second step is being completed today, Monday, February 10, 2025.
Crews will begin working on the third step overnight. The work will involve the use of heavy equipment including road graders and snow throwers which will generate noise. We understand this may be an inconvenience, and we appreciate your patience and understanding as we complete this important task.
The goal of this multi-stage operation is to ensure safe and convenient access to all downtown businesses and attractions. By removing snow from all key areas, we aim to make navigating downtown as simple as possible for everyone. We anticipate the work will take approximately three nights, though this schedule may be subject to change depending on weather conditions. We will do our best to complete the work as efficiently as possible.
We recognize the importance of Keene’s downtown, and we appreciate your cooperation as we work to maintain safe and convenient conditions for everyone. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Public Works Department at 603-352-6550.
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Best of Monadnock 2020 voting is now OPEN!
Vote now for your favorite bar, gym, car dealership and more in our 15th annual "Best Of Monadnock" Readers' Choice Awards.
https://bestofmonadnock.com/votenow
Plaid Friday has come and gone, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t shop local! The Monadnock region is home to many locally owned stores and businesses ready to help you get the right gift for everyone on your list.
Cotton candy, spinning rides and games — OH MY! Just 2 more days to visit the 80th annual Cheshire Fair.
Pour a pint this Saturday at the Historical Society of Cheshire County's 2018 Wyman Tavern Brew Fest. Tickets are $35 at the gate and there are over a dozen brewers from all over New England!
Radio Controlled Car Racing Action at Toy City
Take part in the fast paced R/C car races hosted by Toy City every first & third Sunday of the month! It's a great way to meet new people and have fun whether you're an experienced R/C-er or just getting into the hobby.
Fourth Of July 2017
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY WEEKEND!
Celebrate and enjoy the beautiful weather with some of these local events & businesses:
• See a movie under the stars at the Northfield Drive-In (July 2).
• Enjoy some ice cream at Walpole Creamery.
• Watch the fireworks display at Alumni Field after the SwampBats game (July 3).
• Stop by Keene Assembly of God for a BBQ, free food & a bounce house (July 4).
• Attend the Apple Hill summer concert series at the Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music (July 4).
Best Of Monadnock 2017: Ashuelot River Park (Best Public Place)
Have you checked out our 2017 "Best Of Monadnock" yet? Let's take a special look at the park which made it onto the cover this year...
Aerial Monadnock (2016 Summer Edition)
Happy fall! Take an aerial tour of some Monadnock Region's most awesome spots to visit.. What spots do you want to see in our next video?
"Best Of Monadnock" Chubby Bunny Challenge
To celebrate the release of our 11th annual "Best Of Monadnock", we asked some of our gold medal winners to take on one of the internet's chubbiest challenges.
Midway through 1958, Gabriel and Barbara Shakour started publishing a small paper known as The Keene Shopper in an 8x10 room with three desks. The room also happened to be in the basement of their home. Fifty years ago, the “Shopper” was a small publication, containing nothing but advertisements placed by small, local businesses in an effort to improve their profits and educate local consumers.
Fifty years later, you hold in your hands the natural evolution of that tiny advertising publication, a business that has grown up around it, and the hard work and dedication of three generations of employees, family, and local business owners. From that one basement room sprang a weekly community newspaper that’s had its own building since the early 1960s, has increased its circulation from 14,000 in 1958 to 42,000 in 2008, and has gone from three employees then to almost 20 employees now. What was (as recently as 20 years ago) painstakingly pasted together by hand is now created, laid out, and sent to the printer on computers. Today, we publish The Monadnock Shopper News, an evolution in the name brought about by the realization that to serve our readers best, we needed to provide them with news of immediate and local importance, not just the ads for products and services from local business owners.
Just about the only thing that hasn’t changed at this paper is its overriding mission, to support and serve local small businesses. Original publisher Gabriel Shakour was himself a small-business owner (many readers will remember the Keene Drive-In Theater), and knew full well the challenges and rewards inherent in doing business in our “tiny little corner of the world.” Since its inception the Shopper News’ mission has been to be helpful to local business, not adversarial, as a great deal of daily and national media can be. Second-generation Monadnock Shopper News publisher Mitchell Shakour says it best: “We’ve stayed true to helping small businesses in the community. The success of other businesses is our entire goal, and we will do whatever is legal and ethical in the service of that goal.”
“We don’t run negative ads,” he continues. “We want to keep this a family paper, based on the higher, common values that unite the members of this community: God, motherhood, and country.”
While the growth of the paper you’re reading certainly serves as a testament to publishing a quality product that makes local residents happy by providing good news that is useful and necessary, Shakour also points out that the rise of The Monadnock Shopper News is also reflective of the rise of free community papers nationwide. As a member of several regional and national newspaper associations, he can easily quote statistics to prove the growth and value of the industry as a whole, pointing out that there are now more audited free papers in the US than there are audited paid papers, which flies in the face of the conventional wisdom that predicts doom and gloom for print media everywhere.
So thank you, loyal readers, advertisers, and community organizers for supporting the first 60 years of The Keene Shopper, The Keene Shopper News, and now The Monadnock Shopper News. Thank you to the talented, local writers who submit their columns each month as a valuable resource to residents who love to read about things like the economy, nature, alternative medicine, family, and whatever happens to be timely and interesting. Thank you to those advertisers who’ve supported this paper over years, to allow us to pay the bills to bring The Monadnock Shopper News to its readers. Thank you to the readers who send us their press releases, poems, letters to the editor, and notes to let us know we’re doing a good job. Thank you to the Monadnock Region as a whole, for being the educated, demanding, supportive area that allows a paper like ours to enjoy 60 years of being “The Weekly With A Heart.”