Daily editionThursday, July 30th, 2026

Good morning, Keene.

The 5AM Keene Team

Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 30th of July.

Community

Keene city officials will replant elms at Central Square as part of the new downtown infrastructure project (the first such effort in decades), nearly 70 years after the trees were cut.
The project aims to restore the historic tree-lined identity the square is known for.
The Keene SentinelRead more

New Hampshire’s own Seth Meyers will perform a comedy fundraiser at SNHU Arena on Friday, Aug. 7 at 8 p.m. to support Court Appointed Special Advocates of New Hampshire (CASA) and the Granite State Children's Alliance with a fresh stand-up set.
WMURRead more

State health officials confirmed that Medicaid organizations will restore nursing assistant hours for severely disabled children after families reported significant cuts, and executive councilors (noting a 4-year-old's hours dropped from 60 to 21) plan to investigate and contact 160 families.
WMURRead more
State health officials reported that New Hampshire has seen 33 cases of cyclosporiasis this year.
More than half of the cases involved people who ate lettuce from recalled locations including Cheshire Medical Center in Keene (13 cases were linked to other sources and two required hospitalization).
WMURRead more