Vehicles Against Vandals Cruise raises funds to rebuild burned concession stand that helps fund youth baseball.
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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Pottery makers share fun of creating useful art, with fire, in Augusta
The Maine Pottery Tour featured open studios and demonstrations of how handmade pottery is produced from earth, water, air and fire.
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Augusta’s Hartford Fire Station renovation, expansion, nearing completion
The $6.37 million renovation and expansion project, delayed by months over initial projections, melds modern public safety needs with historic architecture.
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Kennebec County justice system reforming bail, mental health, drug treatment
Three initiatives seek to reduce the amount of time poor or mentally ill people spend in custody before they’re convicted.
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Former Augusta mayor, councilor, businessman and philanthropist John Bridge dies
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.
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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%.
Posted inMaine, Maine Cannabis Report
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.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Kennebec County courts April 11-17, 2019
A roundup of cases closed April 11-17, 2019, at courts in Augusta and Waterville.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
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.