The proposal cuts library and code enforcement workers, and includes eight municipal worker furlough days.
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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Protesters again demand Maine reopen
Demonstrators in Augusta, most not wearing masks and standing close together, decry governor’s pandemic orders.
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Augusta targets reopening city hall to public June 1
Hatch Hill landfill will resume taking recycling and charging normal fees on Monday.
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Augusta laying off about 30 city employees
Revenue shortfalls and increased costs related to the coronavirus pandemic force city layoffs and furlough days.
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Windsor selectmen still prefer to meet in person
While some towns have opted for virtual meetings, Windsor continues to conduct its meetings at the Town Hall — with social distancing.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Wheels of central Maine justice system moving slowly due to COVID-19
Some inmates have been released, but advocates say more need be done to prevent outbreaks of the coronavirus at jails and prisons.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Augusta landfill no longer taking recyclables due to COVID-19
New rules at Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta, which takes trash from several area towns, have some users upset.
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Long-sought sidewalk on Civic Center Drive under construction in Augusta
Pedestrians going to and from the many businesses in the area have had to take their chances walking alongside the normally heavy traffic on the stretch of road.
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Hundreds line capitol complex in Augusta to protest coronavirus restrictions
The protest, organized anonymously by groups calling themselves Mainers Against Excessive Quarantine and ReOpen Maine, drew an estimated 300 people and came amid similar gatherings across the country.
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Augusta Civic Center could be $700,000 in the hole by September
Event cancellations due to the coronavirus have halted revenues at the city-owned auditorium and meeting facility.