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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.

State environmental officials are warning of a cyanobacteria bloom along Forest Lake’s northern shore, urging residents to avoid contact with the water.

Winchester’s 1847 National Bank, home to New Hampshire’s first woman banker, is the only Cheshire County site added to the State Historic Register.

Keene has extended its ban on outdoor burning and fireworks as “moderate” fire danger persists in the Monadnock Region.

A Connecticut woman was rescued from Mount Monadnock after injuring her ankle on a solo hike along the White Cross Trail Thursday afternoon.