Waterville, Oakland and Bronx, New York, residents among those indicted on allegations they trafficked in crack cocaine and fentanyl powder.
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Winthrop man indicted on rape, kidnapping charges
Jon L. Westerlund, 35, was one of several area residents indicted last week by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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Stoutly built ‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle unlikely to be moved in downtown Augusta
If it can be removed, city officials discuss using the trestle as part of a proposal to build a pedestrian-and-bike crossing on the former railroad bridge over the Kennebec River.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Pandemic, shortage of judges, and social distancing slow wheels of justice
Augusta’s Capital Judicial Center the site of the state’s first trial since the coronavirus pandemic halted trials in March.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Winthrop woman, 64, dies after her pickup truck hits YMCA building in Manchester
Officials with the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office think Holly A. Wright might have experienced a medical problem before the one-vehicle accident.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta, New York men charged with drug trafficking
Augusta police searched a Stone Street apartment where they said they found cocaine and a mix of fentanyl and heroin.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Solar farm on 42 acres touted as ‘benefiting Mainers’ approved off Augusta’s Civic Center Drive
A 2.5-megawatt, approximately 8,000-panel, solar farm would provide electricity to an unnamed Maine business, officials said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Plea made, then withdrawn, by suspect in Waterville drive-by shooting of young girl
Video conferencing between the Kennebec County jail and Capital Judicial Center, due to COVID-19 prevention efforts, has had glitches that impact defendants’ communications.
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Augusta moves Ward 1 polling location to Augusta State Armory
City officials are also seeking poll workers, enough to cover four polling locations, since councilors rejected a proposal to consolidate the polls to one location.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Scooter-riding rappers seek to dispel Augusta negativity in music video
Ben Bowman, also known as Ben, the Maker, made the video in hopes it would help people get past both the negative stereotypes some may have of hip hop music and any negative views toward the city of Augusta.