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19 hours ago in Government, Local

Keene City Councilor Addresses Downtown Project Setback on WKBK Radio

Keene councilor Mitch Greenwald reacts to zero bids for downtown project, outlining causes, risks, and next steps on local radio Monday.

20 hours ago in Local

Maple Avenue Closure Begins for Red Pine Removal in Keene

Maple Avenue is closed this week as crews remove red pine scale–infested trees in Dinsmoor Woods, with detours and delays expected.

4 days ago in Government, Local

Keene Downtown Reconstruction Hits Another Setback with Zero Bids Submitted

Keene’s redesigned downtown reconstruction project drew no bids by the extended April 24 deadline, leaving officials reassessing next steps.

4 days ago in Local

Victim, Driver Identified in Fatal Route 12 Crash in Keene

 Police have identified the pedestrian and truck driver involved in a fatal Route 12 crash in Keene as the investigation continues.

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14 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Michael Jackson streams skyrocket after ‘Michael’ biopic opening weekend, up 95% in the US

Michael Jackson once sang "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough." For fans of the King of Pop's music, it's words to live by: Streams of his catalog jumped 95% in the U.S. over the weekend when compared with the same dates the previous weekend.

21 hours ago in Entertainment

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, dies

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s bee-hived pop band the Ronettes, who sang the enduring hits "Be My Baby," "Baby I Love You" and "Walking in the Rain" alongside her cousins, has died. She was 80.

21 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Melanie C says she’s bringing joy to the club with ‘Sweat,’ an athletic album from the Spice Girl

Get your heart pumpin'. She'll make you "Sweat." Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C, or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing '90s girl group Spice Girls, in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name.

21 hours ago in Entertainment

Summer Movie Preview: Nolan, Spider-Man and ‘Toy Story’ light up the cinemas

The movies always feel bigger in the summer. The budgets. The ambition. The names. The stakes. This summer, Hollywood has many of the regulars on the lineup: "Spider-Man," "Minions," "Star Wars" and "Toy Story." But the most eagerly anticipated is not a superhero, toy, or franchise: It's a 3,000-year-old epic poem.

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