The new playground at the Community Center is open! Thanks are due to a generous donor who is a long time member of our community. She and her family put their time and energy into creating a beautiful new playground for everyone to enjoy. Many thanks and everyone have fun! Joe Pete Wilson Supervisor Town of Keene, NY
Join us throughout the summer for Music From the Back Porch performed every Wednesday evening starting July 3rd at 6:30 pm at the Holt House on Marcy Field!
The Town of Keene is seeking contractor bids for three open town facility upgrade and renovation projects. Please review, complete, and submit any of the attached forms to Town Hall if interested. Town Hall: Install New HVAC System (pdf) Town Hall: Interior and Exterior Building Renovation (pdf) Transfer Station: Construct New Workshop Building (pdf)
On April 30th, 2024, the Town of Keene issued a Resolution honoring Robbi Mecus, who passed away in Alaska last week, in appreciation of her many important contributions to both our community and region as a resident and forest ranger. Click here to read the full Resolution (pdf)
Keene’s new Norton Brook Cemetery – including a Natural, or Green Burial section, is opening May 1, 2024. The new town-run cemetery is near the bottom of Spruce Hill, the corner of Rts. 9N and 73. It is next to the town’s original Norton Cemetery, where the first burial was in 1838. That cemetery is essentially full, and is now closed except for those families that have already contracted for burials there. The new 11-acre cemetery is divided into three sections: one for Green Burials, one for traditional casket/headstone graves, and a third for cremation remains. Keene’s Green Burial [...]
Marcy Field is a great spot to view the eclipse with plenty of room to spread out, and it’s free to the public! General parking is located at the hiker shuttle parking lot on Airport Road Those with limited mobility will be allowed to park closer to the main field at the Holt House lot on Route 73 Attendants will be on hand to help direct traffic Portable toilet facilities will be available, but no additional services will be provided With substantial snowfall expected in the region this week, please prepare for wet and muddy conditions.
