Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and towns of Manchester and Windsor, writing feature stories and covering breaking news, local people and events, and local politics. He has worked at the Kennebec Journal since 1995, having previously worked at the Camden Herald. He was born and raised in Winthrop and graduated from the University of Maine at Orono with a degree in political science. He is married and has a dog and cat. A lifelong Mainer, he enjoys skiing, hiking, canoeing, camping, and cooking out but spends most of his “off” time restoring and maintaining his 170, or so, year-old home in Richmond.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Augusta considers hiring communications official to improve image
The city needs to be better at getting its “message” out, across all forms of media for a variety of departments, officials say.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
New Augusta police station a better value than renovating old, officials say
Either a new, or renovated old, police station would have to meet building codes that require public safety buildings to be “the last building standing” in disasters.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2019
Augusta schools’ proposal to restrict broadcast media rejected
School Board sent the proposal for broadcast policy, which would have required broadcasters to pay a $50 fee for regular season games, back to the Policy Committee for revision with input from media.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2019
Augusta man said to be out for revenge pleads guilty to assault, driving to endanger
Glenn Morin charged with ramming his truck into a car driven by another Augusta man, Jarody, whom police allege had earlier assaulted Morin’s girlfriend.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2019
Gardiner man sentenced after 8th OUI, eluding police on an ATV
Robert E. Purington III, 47, was sentenced Tuesday to a total of five years in prison.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Some Augusta city workers to get substantial raises in the new year
A salary survey indicated Augusta was paying its employees, on average, less than other comparable municipalities.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2019
Restoration underway at Augusta’s Colonial Theater, including refreshing historic colors
The $130,000 project is meant to return the front of the theater to its 1926 appearance and address structural concerns.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
Manchester man indicted on charges of robbing, threatening Farmingdale couple
Jeremiah Bailie, 39, was one of numerous people indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2019
Pittston man pleads not guilty to sexual contact charges involving child
William T. Sevon, 46, was charged for crimes alleged to have occurred in 2011, and between 2017 and 2019.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2019
Waterville man indicted on charge of murdering girlfriend Melissa Sousa
Nicholas Lovejoy, 28, is charged with murdering his girlfriend and mother of their children, Melissa Sousa, on Oct. 22 in Waterville.
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