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.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Teen pleads guilty to murdering Litchfield woman, sentenced to 28 years
William Smith pleaded guilty to murder and conspiracy to commit murder for the death of Kimberly Mironovas last year in Litchfield.
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Augusta forum spotlights concerns with imprisoning youth, discusses juvenile justice reform
A 32-member task force is soliciting feedback in its effort to recommend changes, which could include shutting down state’s only youth prison, to how Maine treats youthful offenders.
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Augusta’s Cony athletic complex gets $500,000 donation offer
Philanthropist Robert Fuller has offered an up-to-$500,000 donation, which must be matched by other private donations, to help fund improvements to Cony’s Alumni Field athletic complex.