Keith Edwards – Page 141 – Centralmaine.com

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.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Politics

Tulsi Gabbard tells crowd in Hallowell she wants to heal political divide

by Keith Edwards February 16, 2020September 14, 2020

The Democratic presidential candidate, one of 12 on the primary ballot in Maine, held a town hall style gathering in Hallowell on Sunday.

Kennebec Journal, Maine

Downtown Augusta back open after gas line rupture repaired

by Keith Edwards February 14, 2020February 14, 2020

A leaking gas line around 9:30 a.m. Friday prompted responses from city police and fire agencies, the closure of part of downtown, and evacuation of buildings.

Kennebec Journal, Maine

Augusta to discourage idling vehicles outside elementary school

by Keith Edwards February 13, 2020February 13, 2020

A neighbor of Lincoln Elementary School said many parents leave their vehicle engines running, creating noise and pollution issues.

Kennebec Journal, Maine

New Augusta Police Station tops goals council set to discuss

by Keith Edwards February 12, 2020February 12, 2020

Augusta city councilors are deciding between two potential new police station locations, and voter approval to borrow money would eventually be needed.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime

Man gets 3 years in prison for burglaries of Augusta restaurants

by Keith Edwards February 11, 2020February 12, 2020

An Apple iPad that John P. Cella, 54, took from an Augusta restaurant had a tracking device that led police to his girlfriend, to whom he had given the tablet computer and a stolen laptop.