James Rinker

After three years, I’m leaving The Keene Sentinel. I’ve accepted a new role as an educational counselor for Keene State College’s Upward Bound program. And as an alumnus of this program, this career move is extra special to me. (1/5)

The Sentinel is nothing without its newsroom. I hope the beacon of light that its staff emits continues to shine bright for many years to come. Please support your local news organizations. It’s bittersweet to take this next step, but I’m truly excited for what's ahead. (5/5)

I have the utmost gratitude for the opportunities I have had during my time at The Sentinel. Without the guidance of the reporters and editors I’ve had the honor to work with over the past three years, I would not have become the person I am today. (4/5)

After three years, I’m leaving The Keene Sentinel. I’ve accepted a new role as an educational counselor for Keene State College’s Upward Bound program. And as an alumnus of this program, this career move is extra special to me. (1/5)

you can tell I'm a good journalist because I made like 20 calls today and not a single person picked up the phone

The N.H. Supreme Court affirmed in 2022 that the Keene School District had violated the terms of its collective bargaining agreement with the teachers' union.

The pension dispute dates to April 2019, when two Keene School District teachers filed a grievance with the district over its decision to wait until several months after their retirements that July to pay their early-retirement stipends.

Big news in local education: The N.H. Supreme Court says the N.H. Retirement System board of trustees wrongly denied petitions to adjust the pension payments for eight former Keene School District teachers. sentinelsource.com/news/local/edu…

gee whiz i love this place sentinelsource.com/news/local/in-…

If I were to describe how I've felt these past few months in one word, it'd be grateful. And that barely scratches the surface. sentinelsource.com/news/local/sen…

More local breaking news, this time on the education beat: The Keene School District has lost $2.1 million through a recent cyberattack, but is confident it will recover the majority of the funds in the coming days. sentinelsource.com/news/local/kee…

It's been a tough news day. The @Keene_Sentinel will have more information on this situation as it becomes available. sentinelsource.com/news/local/pol…

A federal judge said that 15-year-old Parker Tirrell had likely demonstrated that barring her from school sports would be a violation of Title IX and the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. ⁦@Globe_NH⁩ bostonglobe.com/2024/08/19/met…

reporters to their sources

Keene's weeklong celebration inspired by the character and world of Harry Potter is not the first community event to be shut down by Warner Bros. Back in 2018, a Philadelphia festival received a cease-and-desist letter. whyy.org/articles/warne…

On the heels of what local businesses said was a successful Wizarding Week festival, it was announced the annual event won’t return because of copyright issues. However, some downtown business owners choose to focus on the positive and remain hopeful. sentinelsource.com/news/local/eco…

Two firsts for me today: #1 - I got barred from attending a meeting by a gov’t official #2 - I had to write about myself in the third-person concordmonitor.com/Department-of-…

The latest from me for @Keene_Sentinel: Jimmy Smith, a 75-year old Peterborough native, travels back to the area from his home in Sun City Center, Fla. up to four times a year to share lessons on how local businesses in the mid-20th century flourished. sentinelsource.com/news/local/jim…

N.H. House Bill 1312 will also allow parents to opt their children out of this instruction, provided they find an alternative agreed upon by the school district.

N.H. House Bill 1312 — which goes into effect Sept. 19 — will require school district staff to notify parents at least two weeks in advance of any “instruction or program of” sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or gender expression.

Are you a teacher in the Monadnock Region? I’m looking to speak with local teachers about how they’re preparing for the upcoming school year, specifically about how the recently passed N.H. House Bill 1312 will affect their plans.📩jrinker at keenesentinel dot com📩