A Kennebec County grand jury handed up indictments last week on a range of cases.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, 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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Has meter run out on Augusta Parking District?
City officials are considering whether to get rid of the Augusta Parking District, and to install parking meters on Water Street.
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Augusta man sentenced to 15 years for unlawful sexual contact with child
Mark D. Van Sickle pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting 8-year-old child in Augusta.
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Augusta’s historic review board stops project that started without approval, rejects plans for sign on Governor Hill mansion
A review of a project from Soo Parkhurst on Water Street was tabled until next month to see what proposed decks would look like, while saying no signs should be placed on the exterior of the city’s iconic State Street structure.
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Winthrop man sentenced to 15 years for firearm
Jonathan Bowers, a convicted felon, pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to unlawfully possessing a firearm.
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China woman thought she was bailing out a relative. It was an $18,000 scam.
Police say a small, clean-cut man in a black Cadillac Escalade with New York plates picked the cash up from the woman.
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Roger Audette, Augusta’s longest-tenured fire chief, to retire Dec. 11
Audette, 55, is finally retiring after delaying the move due to coronavirus pandemic.
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Man charged with robbery of Augusta McDonald’s, stopped by bystanders
Eric Connor Michael Bachand demanded cash at the Bangor Street McDonald’s and sought to flee, but was stopped and held by two teenagers outside the restaurant until police arrived.
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Following proposal to sell medical marijuana from RV, Augusta puts temporary ban in place
Augusta officials enacted a moratorium while they consider a permanent ban on retail sales from vehicles.
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Augusta to return to remote city meetings due to rising COVID cases
City councilors have been meeting in-person in a room at the Augusta Civic Center setup for social distancing but will return to meeting online-only due to a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in Maine.