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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, Maine Crime

Augusta man charged in assault allegedly recorded police interview of victim

by Keith Edwards August 19, 2019August 19, 2019

Robert William Elston, 29, of Augusta, was arrested Saturday night.

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After nearly 75 years, Downtown Augusta’s two-way traffic returns Monday

by Keith Edwards August 18, 2019August 19, 2019

Water Street through downtown Augusta has been one-way since 1945. That’s expected to change sometime Monday afternoon.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime

Waterville man charged in rapes of child

by Keith Edwards August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

John L. Willey, 37, of Waterville, was arrested this week and charged with two counts of gross sexual assault and one count of unlawful sexual contact, each of which allegedly involved a child under 12 years old.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime

Two plead guilty to drug charges stemming from police pretending to deliver pizza at Waterville hotel

by Keith Edwards August 15, 2019August 16, 2019

Brooke Knight, 27, of Hartland, and Gibril Darboe, 21, of Bronx, New York, both arrested in March at a Waterville hotel, pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges Thursday, as did two others charged by police with drug offenses in other cases.

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Drug trafficking, terrorizing convictions in Waterville cases likely to result in deportation

by Keith Edwards August 15, 2019August 15, 2019

Devon Duncan, 33, of New York City, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to traffic in drugs, two counts of trafficking in drugs, and terrorizing in Augusta court Thursday.

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Augusta’s first retail medical marijuana stores approved by Planning Board

by Keith Edwards August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Three medical marijuana stores received conditional use approvals from the board, but still must show compliance with new city licensing requirements.