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The annual event featured plenty of frosty fun Saturday at Keene's Robin Hood Park. (Photos by Ethan Weston / Sentinel S...
01/25/2025

The annual event featured plenty of frosty fun Saturday at Keene's Robin Hood Park. (Photos by Ethan Weston / Sentinel Staff)

Laughter and music filled the air as families gathered at Robin Hood Park in Keene on Saturday for Winter Fest 2025. The annual event is put on by Keene’s Parks

Reps. Nicholas and Dylan Germana are one of just two father-son duos in the 400-member N.H. House.
01/25/2025

Reps. Nicholas and Dylan Germana are one of just two father-son duos in the 400-member N.H. House.

Dylan Germana grew up discussing current affairs around the dinner table at home in Keene with his father, Nicholas Germana.

Read about Sentinel editor Anika Clark's first-hand experience with the wildfires in Southern California.
01/25/2025

Read about Sentinel editor Anika Clark's first-hand experience with the wildfires in Southern California.

The curls of smoke looked nothing like the images on TV. But as they reached from dry patches of leaves and earth, their subtlety felt sinister. I kicked dirt on

Update: Theresa Beaulieu has been found and is safe, according to police.***********************************************...
01/25/2025

Update: Theresa Beaulieu has been found and is safe, according to police.
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Police say Theresa Beaulieu, who authorities consider a vulnerable adult, was last seen about 10:15 a.m. this morning walking east on Route 119 toward the Irving gas station and Route 202 in Rindge.

Update: Theresa Beaulieu has been found, according to N.H. State Police.

Keene State College Hall-of-Famer. Conference Hall-of-Famer. Champion coach. That’s how Carrah Fisk Hennessey is known i...
01/25/2025

Keene State College Hall-of-Famer. Conference Hall-of-Famer. Champion coach. That’s how Carrah Fisk Hennessey is known in Keene. But for the past six months, she’s been pursuing new wins off the field as director of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department.

“I have been embedded in our community for so long, in so many ways, and this was a way for me to use those same skillsets and have a broader impact,” she said.

Keene State College Hall-of-Famer. Conference Hall-of-Famer. Champion coach. That’s how Carrah Fisk Hennessey is known in Keene.

Susie Spikol ended the field trip by passing around cattail fluff to the students, asking them to throw it into the air ...
01/24/2025

Susie Spikol ended the field trip by passing around cattail fluff to the students, asking them to throw it into the air and instructing them to make snow angels on the surface of the frozen pond

Stefanie Lamere’s 4th-graders ventured into the woods at Hancock Elementary School Thursday afternoon, eagerly following the tracks of wild animals over and under tree branches onto a frozen Norway Pond.

Wi******er voters will consider whether to approve the agreement between Hinsdale and Wi******er at a special meeting la...
01/24/2025

Wi******er voters will consider whether to approve the agreement between Hinsdale and Wi******er at a special meeting later this year before it will head to the N.H. Department of Education for approval.

WI******ER — About two dozen people gathered in Wi******er Town Hall Thursday night to hear from the Wi******er School Board and its high school selection committee about the status of

“While New Hampshire has largely avoided the issue, we’ve seen troubling examples in other states that aren’t too far aw...
01/24/2025

“While New Hampshire has largely avoided the issue, we’ve seen troubling examples in other states that aren’t too far away that highlight the risks,” said the bill's sponsor, Rep. Joe Sweeney, R-Salem.

Rep. Joe Sweeney says his bill to prohibit sanctuary-city policies in New Hampshire is needed “to strengthen public safety and uphold the rule of law.”

Deborah Budney's been deployed with the Red Cross more than 20 times since 2021 to help communities amid natural disaste...
01/23/2025

Deborah Budney's been deployed with the Red Cross more than 20 times since 2021 to help communities amid natural disasters; she started volunteering at a Red Cross shelter in Westwood, Los Angeles, on Jan. 14.

“You've got good stories, and you've got bad stories.”

Detective Christopher Martin of the Rindge Police Department has been recognized for his efforts in saving the life of a...
01/23/2025

Detective Christopher Martin of the Rindge Police Department has been recognized for his efforts in saving the life of a Massachusetts man following a car crash.

RINDGE — The Rindge Police Department recognized Detective Christopher Martin last week for saving the life of a Massachusetts man in December following a car crash.

After more than 30 years in the Keene community, In The Company of Flowers has temporarily closed its doors amid a plann...
01/23/2025

After more than 30 years in the Keene community, In The Company of Flowers has temporarily closed its doors amid a planned move to Walpole.

Keene is losing a downtown floral shop of more than 30 years.

A Tilton lawmaker urged House members Wednesday to pass her bill against using public schools to house migrants, althoug...
01/23/2025

A Tilton lawmaker urged House members Wednesday to pass her bill against using public schools to house migrants, although she acknowledged there’s no record of this ever occurring in New Hampshire.

Rep. Juliet Harvey-Bolia urged lawmakers Wednesday to pass her bill against using public schools to house migrants, although she acknowledged there’s no record of this ever occurring in New Hampshire.

The proposed budget is up 3 percent, or about $2.2 million, than the current year's budget. A rise in salaries and healt...
01/22/2025

The proposed budget is up 3 percent, or about $2.2 million, than the current year's budget. A rise in salaries and health insurance premiums is driving most of the increase, according to district officials, as well as an increase in the cost of supplies, teacher substitutes and transportation.

The Keene Board of Education made no changes to the district's $79.1 million budget proposal following its annual budget hearing Tuesday evening, which featured concerns from the public with how

In an email on Tuesday, Principal Mike Smith wrote that some spaces have "temperatures consistently hovering around 59 o...
01/22/2025

In an email on Tuesday, Principal Mike Smith wrote that some spaces have "temperatures consistently hovering around 59 or 60 degrees" and that while Buildings and Grounds has developed a plan, "addressing the heating needs of each classroom that requires it will take time."

Amid a bitter-cold snap in the region, Keene Middle School officials said they're working to correct problems with the school's heating system that has caused some classrooms to be colder

A similar bill was passed in the House in 2023, but it died in the Senate.
01/22/2025

A similar bill was passed in the House in 2023, but it died in the Senate.

N.H. Rep. Mike Bordes urged lawmakers Tuesday to prohibit the declawing of cats, a procedure he called cruel and inhumane.

The event was put on by the Keene Human Rights Committee in celebration of the theme “creating a more beloved community,...
01/21/2025

The event was put on by the Keene Human Rights Committee in celebration of the theme “creating a more beloved community,” inspired by a King speech.

“I am just a mutt you see” is the first line of a poem Lucas Sayán wrote last year about being the child of an in*******al couple.

Tree-Free Greetings became an employee-owned company through the establishment of an employee stock ownership plan effec...
01/21/2025

Tree-Free Greetings became an employee-owned company through the establishment of an employee stock ownership plan effective Dec. 1, according to CEO Doris Webb.

Tree-Free Greetings recently became employee-owned, according to a news release by the business Monday.

The fire at Fulflex, a rubber products supplier, was first called in around 8:45 p.m.
01/21/2025

The fire at Fulflex, a rubber products supplier, was first called in around 8:45 p.m.

BRATTLEBORO — A two-alarm fire Monday night on Holden Drive was caused by an accidental equipment malfunction, according to a news release from the Brattleboro Fire Department.

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A 50-state achievement at the 46th Clarence DeMar Marathon
A 50-state achievement at the 46th Clarence DeMar Marathon

When Penny Noll of Camillus, N.Y., crossed the finish line of the Clarence DeMar Marathon in Keene Sept. 29, she achieved a dream: To run 50 marathons in 50 states. Noll, now 72, ran her first marathon at 52, spurring her journey. Learn more about Noll's inspiration and what keeps her going through each 26.2-mile trek. Video by Hannah Schroeder / Sentinel Staff

Coming Wednesday: Invisible Illness, season finale episode
Coming Wednesday: Invisible Illness, season finale episode

Coming Wednesday: In the final episode of season 2 of Invisible Illness, a video podcast, a Swanzey resident talks about living with dysautonomia, a nervous system disorder that disrupts her autonomic body processes such as her heart rate and blood pressure. Invisible Illness is a series featuring area residents with a mental or physical diagnosis that’s not outwardly visible. The podcast aims to shed light on their daily experiences and debunk misconceptions about their illnesses. Video by Hannah Schroeder / Sentinel Staff

Coming Wednesday: Invisible Illness season 2
Coming Wednesday: Invisible Illness season 2

Coming Wednesday! The Monadnock Region Health Reporting Lab presents season 2 of its podcast, Invisible Illness. The series features area residents with a mental or physical diagnosis that’s not outwardly visible. The first episode features Sabrina Leaf, a Keene resident living with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, or C-PTSD. (Video by Hannah Schroeder / Sentinel Staff)

Answering your questions about the NH Primary
Answering your questions about the NH Primary

Join Sentinel Statehouse reporter Rick Green for a Q&A on voting in Tuesday's presidential primary.

Moose in Keene
Moose in Keene

This moose was spotted in Keene near Chili’s restaurant at the Monadnock Marketplace today. Video by Linda Flagg / Sentinel Staff

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