12 hours ago in Local

Friends of Keene Public Library Book Sale Returns This Weekend

The Friends of Keene Public Library’s fall book sale runs Oct. 23-25 at Heberton Hall, featuring thousands of used books, a wide range of subjects and Sunday’s $5 Bag Day. Proceeds support library programs and resources.

16 hours ago in Local

Woman Pleads Guilty in 2023 Killing of Brattleboro Shelter Coordinator

Zaaina Mahvish-Jammeh pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 killing of Brattleboro shelter coordinator Leah Rosin-Pritchard. Sentencing is pending.

18 hours ago in Government, Local

Keene Committee Backs School Street Speed Review, Keeps Central Square One-Lane Plan

Keene officials are weighing a proposed 25-mph speed limit on School Street, keeping the approved one-lane traffic plan around Central Square and improving communication with downtown businesses during ongoing infrastructure work.

2 days ago in Local, Politics

Keene Voter Registration Deadline is Tomorrow for Nov. 3 Election

Keene residents have until Thursday, Oct. 22, to register to vote ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Find registration details, Keene polling locations and information for voters elsewhere in Cheshire County.

11 hours ago in Entertainment

Tom Cruise to receive life achievement award from the American Film Institute

Tom Cruise is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI's board of trustees said Wednesday The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles at the Dolby Theatre on April 24 next year.

11 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Tom Skerritt, Emmy-winning actor with roles in ‘Picket Fences,’ ‘Alien’ and ‘Top Gun,’ dies at 93

Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, whether as a flight instructor in "Top Gun," a tough-but-fair sheriff on TV's "Picket Fences" or the doomed captain of "Alien," has died. He was 93.

18 hours ago in Entertainment, Music

John Legend on Pharrell’s musical push, Jay-Z’s praise and new creative challenges with ‘Muse’

Jay-Z once told John Legend, "You're our voice." But Pharrell Williams had another idea for Legend's signature baritone: Sometimes, let it do more talking than singing.

2 days ago in Entertainment

John Turturro, thief of New York characters, stars in ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’

John Turturro grew up in Hollis, Queens, and has lived in Park Slope, Brooklyn, since 1988. Through his life as a New Yorker, his most reliable reservoir of inspiration has been the sidewalks and subway cars around him.