Education

Keene State College and University System of New Hampshire officials met with a newly formed community group last week to discuss budget challenges, campus independence and the college’s future role in the region.

Area school districts will hold public hearings in January and February to review proposed 2026–27 budgets and warrant articles ahead of town voting.

Keene school officials are moving forward with a proposed $83.4 million budget that reflects rising costs, declining enrollment and a projected increase in the school tax rate.

Fall Mountain Regional High School’s Quiz Bowl team is heading to New Hampshire PBS this weekend after earning a wildcard win in Granite State Challenge.

Students from the Monadnock Region, including Keene, Jaffrey, Rindge, Marlborough, Surry and Dublin, are among 25 New Hampshire seniors nominated by U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander to attend the nation’s service academies.

Plymouth State President Donald Birx will lead Keene State College through June 2026 following Melinda Treadwell’s departure to SUNY Geneseo.

Outgoing Keene State President Melinda Treadwell reflected on her tenure, challenges, and hopes for the college during a farewell WKBK Radio interview.

Stephanie Bass Abrams, the new Redfern Arts Center director, shared her vision to revive the Presenting Series on WKBK’s My Keene Now & Next.

Keene State College will benefit from $1M in restored federal TRIO funding, aimed at supporting underrepresented and first-generation students.

Hinsdale officials say they’re “dismayed” by Mascenic’s decision to end athletic contests but hope the rivalry can be restored in the future.