14 hours ago in Local, Politics

Contested Local Races Take Shape Ahead of Sept. 8 New Hampshire Primary

Several contested local races will appear on Monadnock Region ballots when New Hampshire holds its state primary Sept. 8.

14 hours ago in Government, Local, Real Estate

Keene Property Owners Have Until Sept. 4 to Schedule Revaluation Hearings

Keene property owners have until Sept. 4 to schedule an informal hearing to review their new 2026 property revaluation assessments.

15 hours ago in Crime & Safety, Local

Families of Cheshire County Inmates Targeted in Jail Phone Scam

Families of Cheshire County inmates are being warned about scammers posing as jail staff and demanding payment for electronic monitoring release.

1 day ago in Education, Local

Monadnock Region Schools Return This Week as Keene State Move-In Brings Traffic Impacts

Monadnock Region public schools begin the 2026-27 year this week, with Keene State move-in also expected to bring traffic delays.

10 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Dolly Parton, music star, actor and beloved figure who spanned generations has died at 80

Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old.

15 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

Australia’s music industry bans AI-generated tracks from official charts

Australia's recorded music industry will bar tracks wholly generated by artificial intelligence from official charts as burgeoning generative technologies threaten artists' livelihoods, a representative said on Tuesday.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

What to know about the first week of a trial in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur

In the first week of testimony at the trial of a man accused of orchestrating the killing of Tupac Shakur, the night of Sept. 7, 1996, has been run and rerun many times — through police who were at the scene, through the people near the hip-hop superstar, and through the recorded words of the suspect, Duane "Keffe D" Davis.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Trending

‘Spider-Man’ tops box office in fourth weekend; ‘The Odyssey’ becomes Nolan’s highest-grossing film

"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. "The Odyssey" also became Christopher Nolan's highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally.