A separate proposal, if rejected by voters, could mean stores in town would have to stop selling beer and wine on Sundays.
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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$65.2 million city, school budget approved in Augusta
The budget is not expected to result in any change to the tax rate, despite a $2.5 million increase in spending.
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Windsor proposal would allow alcohol to be served at restaurants
A public hearing allowing Windsor restaurants to serve liquor and removing a ban on Sunday beer and wine sales by stores in town is scheduled for Saturday.
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Augusta budget proposal would result in no tax increase
Augusta’s proposed city, school and county budget is up for approval by city councilors Thursday.
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New York man sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to sell drugs in central Maine
Andre Fields, 56, of Bronx, New York, conspired with others to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin and 280 grams of crack from central Maine homes and hotel rooms.
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22 alleged drug traffickers indicted in Augusta
Numerous people, both local and out-of-state residents, were indicted on drug trafficking charges by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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Jury rules Augusta officer did not use excessive force in 2015 shooting of man who held knife
Augusta police Officer Laura Drouin, who shot and injured then-Riverview patient Jason Begin in a 2015 confrontation, was cleared Friday in a federal civil lawsuit.
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Augusta proposal would step up regulation of home-based businesses
The proposal would ban any new automobile repair businesses operating out of homes and require the owners of existing such shops to obtain a city license.
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Augusta councilors to weigh medical marijuana rules
City officials propose to regulate and establish a licensing system for medical marijuana.
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Livermore Falls man arrested for alleged child sex assault in Mount Vernon
The incident allegedly took place in 2017 or 2018 and involved a girl younger than age of 12.