by Ian | Nov 12, 2011 |
The Shire Choir dropped by the monopoly liquor store today, sang several carols out front and distributed 50 fliers to store patrons in a successful outreach event. There was chalking of the sidewalk and street with anti-drug-war and pro-freedom messages, jubilant singing, and a good time had by all! There were cameras present, so be on the lookout for video of the event, which will likely be posted here at some point. As we were leaving, Keene Police arrived and accepted a copy of the freedom carols. We’re putting the finishing touches on the song sheet and will post it here when ready.
by Ian | Nov 11, 2011 |
Radio Free Keene News is a five minute newscast which is available as a podcast and also will air at the top of some hours on LRN.FM.
You can download the edition for this week here. Topics covered include the caroling at the Concord state liquor store, a successful parking ticket trial, and an alleged assault by a city councilor.
by Ian | Nov 10, 2011 |
Businesses are going under left and right and people are having trouble making ends meet. How does the city of Keene respond? Raise taxes! The Keene Sentinel reports:
Keene’s tax rate is up — but not by as much as it has been in recent years.
The Department of Revenue Administration set Keene’s rate at $30.82 per $1,000 of assessed valuation, a 65-cent, or 2.2 percent, increase from last year’s rate of $30.17. (more…)
by Ian | Nov 10, 2011 |
From superactivist Keith and Stuff at Free State Blogs:
Overall, the Keene general election results were promising. Keene is one of the more statists cities in New Hampshire. Around half of the cities in NH have spending caps. Though, there isn’t even a movement to try to get a spending cap in Keene.
The least bad candidate for mayor won. Kendall Lane, a Republican, promised to cut costs and reform government. He got almost all of the votes. Of course, the Democrats didn’t run anyone against him and I highly doubt he will even try very hard to keep taxes level. Lane said, “We’re looking at doing business a little bit differently than it’s been done in the past.” “We’re looking for more efficient, financially effective ways to do that; to be able to provide city services at a cost the city can afford.” (more…)
by Ian | Nov 9, 2011 |
For years now, we’ve offered a 24/7 feed of a scanner tuned to the Keene Police Department channel. Considering the scanner needed for this costs hundreds of dollars (it has to be able to decode KPD’s APCO-25 digital transmissions ) this public service from Free Keene puts the KPD scanner audio in the hands of the average person – right where it belongs.
You’ve always been able to listen to the feed on your favorite media player on your computer and also via media players on your smartphone, but now it’s even easier thanks to the Tunein.com application. (more…)
The Shire Choir dropped by the monopoly liquor store today, sang several carols out front and distributed 50 fliers to store patrons in a successful outreach event. There was chalking of the sidewalk and street with anti-drug-war and pro-freedom messages, jubilant singing, and a good time had by all! There were cameras present, so be on the lookout for video of the event, which will likely be posted here at some point. As we were leaving, Keene Police arrived and accepted a copy of the freedom carols. We’re putting the finishing touches on the song sheet and will post it here when ready.
