City Manager William Bridgeo says much of the proposed spending increase is attributable to a jump in wages for some employees.
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 inMaine, Maine Crime
Four arrested in separate Augusta drug busts, police say
Authorities seized cocaine and heroin in a pair of busts this week in Augusta.
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New store, gas station approved at Riverside Drive and Route 3 in Augusta, across from existing station
The project includes enlarging the intersection of the two roads to accommodate turning traffic that sometimes backs up while waiting for a traffic signal to change.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Couple’s alleged high-speed chase in China leads to indictment
Jessica Rose Rohwer and Robert E. Rohwer, charged with engaging in a chase that ended with a vehicle fire and break-in, were among those recently indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury.
Posted inMaine
Maine State Housing Authority to move out of downtown Augusta
The quasi-independent state agency’s 165 employees will move, in 2020, to new headquarters on Edison Drive in Augusta.
Posted inMaine, Town Government
Washington voters approve marijuana moratorium 1 year after rejecting it
Voters also aproved a proposal that the town take control of the last independently owned cemetery in Washington.
Posted inMaine
Two-way downtown Augusta traffic possible, but officials worry it could hinder firetrucks, plows
A proposal city officials are considering probably would result in the loss of at least 12 parking spaces.
Posted inMaine, Schools and Education
Augusta school board approves $30.8 million budget in split vote
Opponents cited the amount of increase and the need for more time to consider the proposal as reasons to vote against it.
Posted inMaine
One way or two: Augusta councilors to discuss downtown traffic flow
A traffic study determined it is possible to convert the one-way section of downtown Water Street in Augusta, between Bridge and Winthrop streets, to two-way traffic.
Posted inSchools and Education
Augusta students to have longer school days to make up for snow days
The Cony school year will also be extended by four days.