Keene, New Hampshire
Vital Information
Zipcode: 03431
County: Cheshire
Population: 23.409
Area: 34.7 square miles
City Hall:
3 Washington St., Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; clerk, 352-0133; city manager, 357-9804; revenue collector, 357-9801, 8 a.m.-4 p.m
Tax Rate: $30.82; ratio of assessment 100.4 percent
Registered Voters: 14,402
Fire Department: chief, Gary P. Lamoureux; 911 or 357-9861 non-emergency.
Police Department: chief, Kenneth J. Meola; 911 or 357-9815 non-emergency
Mayor: Kendall W. Lane, 357-9805
City Manager: John A. MacLean, 357-9804.
City Councilors: Ward 1, Charles H. Redfern, Janis O. Manwaring; Ward 2, Mitchell H. Greenwald, Bettina Chadbourne; Ward 3, David C. Richards, Terry M. Clark; Ward 4, Philip M. Jones, James P. Duffy; Ward 5, June M. Donegan, Thomas Powers; At-large, Ruth R. Venezia, Kris E. Roberts, Philip "Dale" Pregent, Carl B. Jacobs, David Meader
City Clerk:
Patricia A. Little, 352-0133.
Tax Collector: 357-9801 or Fax: (603) 357-9898.
Planning Board: Chairwoman Abigail Walton, Emily Hague, Eleanor Vander Haegen, Michael Welsh, James Duffy, David Curran, Peter Crowell, ex-officio Kendall Lane, staff Frederick Parsells, alternates Gary Spykman, Neil Donegan, Maria Temple
Zoning Board of Adjustment: chairwoman, Louise Zerba, Nathaniel Stout, Jeffrey Stevens, Nancy Wilkinson, Joseph Hoppock, alternates John Norton, June Jones
Public Works: director, Kurt D. Blomquist, 352-6550.
Recycling Center: Route 12 North; Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-3 p.m., Sat. 8 a.m.-1 p.m.; 352-5739.
Airport: Dillant-Hopkins, North Swanzey; director, Edward J. Mattern, 357-9835.
Public Schools: Daniels, Franklin, Fuller, Symonds, Wheelock elementary schools (K-5), Keene Middle (6-8), Keene High (9-12).
Other Schools: Franklin Pierce University, Keene State College, Antioch University New England, River Valley Community College, Ashuelot River High School, St. Joseph School (preK-8), Monadnock Waldorf School (preschool-8), Montessori Schoolhouse (toddler program-K), Keene Montessori (preschool-K), Trinity Christian School (preschool-8)
Board of Education: Neil W. Donegan, Christopher C. Coates, Carl A. Panza, Kris E. Roberts, John Stewart, Mark Nugent, Ann F. Szot, Susan Hay, Marjorie Droppa
State Representatives: Cynthia L. Chase, Sam L. Hawkes, Steven W. Lindsey, David R. Meader, Kris E. Roberts, Gladys Johnson, Charles F. Weed, all democrats
Executive Councilor: David K. Wheeler, R-Milford
State Senator: Molly M. Kelly, D-Keene.
Library: Keene Public Library, 60 Winter St., 352-0157, Mon.-Thur. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Summer hours: June-August, Mon.-Thur. 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Sat. 9 a.m.-1 p.m
Hospital: Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth Hitchcock Keene, 580 Court St., 354-5400.
Churches: Assembly of God, Christian Science Reading Room, Church of Christ, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church of the Nazarene, Congregation Ahavas Achim synagogue, Keene Evangelical Free, First Baptist of Keene, First Church of Christ Scientist, Grace United Methodist, Harvest Christian Fellowship, Hope Chapel, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Keene Friends (Quakers), Keene State College Campus Ministry, KSC Newman Center, Monadnock Covenant, Salvation Army, St. Bernard, St. George Greek Orthodox, St. James Episcopal, St. Margaret Mary, Sturtevant Chapel, Trinity Lutheran, Keene Unitarian Universalist, United Church of Christ
Parks & Recreation: Keene Parks and Recreation Department, 357-9829; Robin Hood Park; Wheelock Park; Ashuelot River Park.
Major Businesses: TD Banknorth, C&S Wholesalers Grocers, Cheshire Medical Center/ Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene, Cheshire Oil Co., Findings Inc., Ocean Bank, Home Depot, Keene Publishing Corp. (Sentinel), Keene State College, Kingsbury Corp., Markem.Imaje, Al Melanson Co. Inc., Monadnock Radio Group, Monadnock Shopper News, N.H. Forge, National Grange Mutual Insurance Co., PC Connection, Peerless Insurance Co., Smiths Medical, Tidland Corp., Timken Super Precision (MPB), Arthur Whitcomb Inc., Whitney Brothers Co.
Major Retail Areas: Center at Keene, Colony Mill Marketplace, Key Road, Sears Plaza, Main Street, Monadnock Marketplace, Riverside Plaza, West Street Shopping Center.
Points of Interest: Ashuelot River Park, Keene State College, Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Wyman Tavern Museum, Horatio Colony House Museum, historic United Church of Christ on Central Square, Colony Mill Marketplace, historic markers noting location of Keene glass industry and Hampshire Pottery.
Web Site: www.ci.keene.nh.us
