Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and towns of Manchester and Windsor, 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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PublishedOctober 3, 2016
Construction starts soon at Augusta’s First Amendment Museum
The Gannett House will be restored as project organizers seek input on what the museum should include.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2016
Augusta, Winthrop utility districts seek to form regional group
The idea of forming the regional water advisory council was prompted by a request from a local snowmobile club for access to Carleton Pond.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2016
Alleged Augusta Wal-Mart shooter indicted on unrelated drug charges
Reginald McBride, 45, of Harlem, New York, was indicted on three counts of aggravated trafficking in scheduled drugs.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2016
Woman who embezzled from Winthrop church indicted on new charges
Tricia Day, 35, was indicted late last month on one charge of theft by deception and two charges of unsworn falsification, according to court documents.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2016
Augusta Planning Board tables church, group home, shelter rule changes
Churches say restrictions on serving the needy infringes on their rights, while city residents are concerned for their own safety.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016
Proposed Augusta zoning changes arouse religious leaders’ ire
A battle over the future of the St. Mark’s Church property also has drawn letters from downtown merchants who say social services offered near them are hurting their businesses.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016
Father of boy rescued from Kennebec River charged by Augusta police
The 31-year-old is charged with endangering the welfare of a child after the Sept. 16 incident, in which his son was found face-down in the river.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2016
Windsor, Winslow gun owners oppose Question 3
Customers at Hussey’s General Store and Jim’s Gun Shop say they fear the ballot measure will make it harder for law-abiding citizens to sell, buy or borrow a gun.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2016
Augusta Planning Board seeks to clarify zoning rules for group homes, homeless shelters, and religious uses
Some city officials are concerned about the potential sale of St. Mark’s site. to a social service organization.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2016
Men from Belgrade, Gardiner indicted on sex charges against children
An indictment on two counts of arson against an Augusta man was also handed up.
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