Bridge, longtime owner and president of construction company Bridgecorp, led and funded efforts to build the Kennebec Valley YMCA and encouraged philanthropy in others by giving himself.
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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Augusta’s proposed $65.3 million budget faces public hearing
The city’s budget, as proposed, would result in a tax increase of 0.6%.
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Some concerned Augusta’s proposed medical pot rules favor big biz over caregivers
Augusta officials do not plan to allow any recreational marijuana retail sales in the city, but are working on regulations to allow medical marijuana sales.
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Augusta cyber-attacker sought more than $100,000 in ransom
City officials, rather than pay off the apparent creator of malicious software that froze up the city’s computer network and forced Augusta City Center to close April 18, instead pulled the plug and rebuilt its network from backup data.
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Kennebec County courts April 11-17, 2019
A roundup of cases closed April 11-17, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
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Winslow woman sentenced to prison for bringing drugs into jail
Kelli A. Johnson, one of two inmates charged with trafficking in prison contraband at the Kennebec County jail, was sentenced to 20 months in prison.
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Waterville bank robber who dropped cash, gun in front of officer sentenced to five years
Jason M. Mackenrodt pleaded guilty to robbery and theft charges on Thursday.
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Riverview patient who killed Troy man in 2009 seeks move to Glenburn group home
Karen McCaul was found not criminally responsible for killing Richard Howe on Christmas Eve in 2009 and was committed to state custody.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to possessing unregistered, homemade silencer
Ryan D. Merrill, according to federal authorities, was firing a rifle he had equipped with a silencer he made out of an oil filter, at a fox and propane tanks in Augusta.
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Injuries, vacancies, uptick in calls burn through Augusta fire overtime funds
The Augusta Fire Department’s overtime is running $170,000 over budget.