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      <news:title>Keene adopts $80.2M budget unanimously — expect your tax bill to rise about 9% this reassessment year</news:title>
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      <news:title>Keene Council Takes Up Pumpkin Festival, Dog Rules, Kratom Sales and a String of City Reports</news:title>
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      <news:title>Keene panel pushes $4,300 disabled-veteran tax credit, says revaluation won&apos;t mean big tax jumps</news:title>
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      <news:title>Committee backs big sculpture for Keene — but steers it toward Pat Russell Park over the roundabout</news:title>
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      <news:title>Fast food restaurant with drive-thru at former Rite Aid, Kia dealership changes and a Silent Way lot line swap head to the Planning Board</news:title>
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      <news:title>Disabled veteran tax credit boost headed to Council — at $4,300 for now, $5,000 decision looms</news:title>
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      <news:title>Public Works unveils $32.6M budget: vacancies down, 5% water-sewer rate hike coming</news:title>
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      <news:title>ZBA clears the way for Habitat for Humanity duplex on former Grove Street parking lot</news:title>
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      <news:title>Keene panel pumps brakes on Woodland Cemetery dog ban repeal after emotional debate</news:title>
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      <news:title>Court Street water main easements move forward; water stays safe despite trace pesticide find</news:title>
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      <news:title>Cemetery expansion gets $1.4M green light, and lower power bills coming for 300 low-income households</news:title>
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      <news:title>ZBA hears pitch for garage too close to property line on Arlington Ave</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-11-01T17:29:19.442Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Keene panel backs fireworks, festivals and farmers market — but pumps brakes on housing zoning rollback</news:title>
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      <news:title>Committee backs $85K Public Works strategic plan, table big Winchester Street change order awaiting DOT answer</news:title>
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