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New Hampshire officials are launching a statewide campaign with Gov. Kelly Ayotte and Fire Marshal Sean Toomey urging residents to check carbon monoxide alarms and schedule heating system maintenance to prevent deadly CO poisoning this winter.

Keene’s Community Night on Aug. 19 will offer food, games, and a “Touch-a-Truck” showcase of city vehicles at the police and public works campus.

Seven people were injured Sunday in a three-vehicle crash on Route 9 near the Keene-Westmoreland line, including one airlifted to DHMC.

The Smoking Trout in Marlborough will close Sunday after three years, citing rising costs that have made the popular restaurant unsustainable.

A lightning strike sparked a fire in Stoddard that destroyed a home, sent one firefighter to the hospital, and left the owners displaced.

Keene State College move-in days on Aug. 20 and 24 are expected to cause traffic delays on Winchester and Main streets; drivers are urged to plan alternate routes.

The Keene Senior Center has received nearly $20,000 from the Keene Revo Casino to help sustain programs, meals, and services for local residents aged 50 and older.

Keene’s Pavement Preservation Project will close several streets Thursday for fog-sealing, with each section shut down for up to two hours.

Verizon customers in Keene, and surrounding areas are experiencing widespread service outages, with repairs expected to continue until early Thursday morning.

Police have shut down part of West Street in Keene after reports of an armed person in a car outside TD Bank. Negotiations with the suspect are ongoing.