The Keene Serenity Center’s G.R.O.W. syringe service program typically sees between 200 and 300 people a year, making it the smallest program in the state, according to the program’s facilitator.
Weeks after Keene residents came forward on Oct. 11 expressing concern of safety and homelessness in the city, municipal staff say they’re continuing to concentrate efforts on addressing these issues.
Earlier this summer, staff at Reality Check were training a new recovery coach, a peer also recovering from addiction who helps support people in early sobriety. The woman had just
Jesse J. Balcom, 31, of Lake Luzerne, N.Y., and formerly of Keene and Peterborough, passed away peacefully and unexpectedly while visiting his mom on Sunday, June 18, 2023.