The Augusta Downtown Alliance’s River of Trees kicks off three days of events in the city, including a tree-lighting ceremony on Saturday.
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.
Posted inFood, Life & Culture, Lifestyle, Maine
Volunteers deliver, serve community Thanksgiving dinner in Gardiner
The Scottish Rite Masons’ holiday event, also held in Farmington, feeds up to 1,000 people annually.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine
Augusta joins food sovereignty movement
Farmers, other food producers, will be able to sell directly to customers without state or federal regulation or inspection.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Augusta school board rejects adding religious holidays to calendar
Despite community support for the proposed new policy, school board members said educators already work to accommodate students and the calendar is already full of events.
Posted inMaine
Augusta homeless shelters break ground for expansion
Bread of Life Ministries veterans and family shelters will increase in size, doubling the total number of beds and creating more rooms.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Augusta schools’ proposed policy would add religious holidays to school calendar
Teachers and administrators are asked to try to avoid scheduling special events on days when some students could be absent in observance of religious holidays.
Posted inMaine
Augusta weighs pulling plug on CMP streetlight leases, buying into LED technology for savings
The city could save $168,000 to $300,000 per year by making the change.
Posted inMaine
Early morning Richmond house fire contained by crews
The couple who live there and their pets escaped unhurt.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Maine, Politics
Sen. Susan Collins: ‘I look at this as an opportunity’
Collins congratulated Janet Mills on her gubernatorial victory, and she said the national election outcome provides a chance for members of both parties to work together.
Posted inMaine
Augusta voters approve $1.6 million bond for streets, sidewalks
The proposed $1,567,000 bond was approved by voters, 5,227-2,153, according to unofficial results released Wednesday morning.