That’s down from about 80,000 outages at the peak of the storm, which included wind gusts of up to 50 mph before it wound down late Saturday night.
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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World War I sacrifices of Mainers go digital
Maine State Library, Museum and Archives officials invited people to bring in war mementoes for scanning so that the public would be able to see many of them online.
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‘We have work to do’: Augusta rabbi calls on interfaith community to act, not just pray
About 200 people attended Shabbat services to support the Jewish community in wake of the Pittsburgh synsagogue shootings.
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$1.6 million bond would fund road projects in Augusta
Commercial, Columbia and Cony streets are due for improvement.
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Augusta area Muslims march in support of Jewish community
The event, held to join Jews in their grief about fatal shootings at a Pittsburgh synagogue, coincided with the Shia Muslim observance of Arba’een.
Posted inMaine, Religion and Values
Central Maine Jewish community reflects on theme of ‘welcoming’ after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
Community shabbat services will be held Friday in Augusta and Waterville as members of the Jewish faith and others mourn the loss of 11 people in the deadliest attack on Jews in the history of the U.S.
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Augusta would need four more staffers to dispatch for county, officials say
The Augusta city manager warns that area communities might not be willing to pick up the additional cost of that service — roughly an extra $4,000 to $5,000, on top of the current $20,000 to $25,000.
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Body recovered by divers searching Kennebec River for missing Richmond boater
Mark Johnston, 64, was reported overdue at 9:21 p.m. Thursday after he had gone out onto the river with plans to take his boat from a mooring on the river to the Richmond town docks, authorities said.
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Augusta councilors, farmer relish food sovereignty proposal
Food producers could sell directly to their customers without state regulation if the council adopts the proposal.
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Holy animal control, Batman! Maine middle schoolers pick superhero for job in mock election
Students learned about ranked choice voting Wednesday at the Augusta State Armory.