The zoning restrictions of a State Street spot being considered for the market wouldn’t allow its presence there, however.
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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Augusta board settles on design for state office building facade
The developer rebuffed a request for public art in front of the complex but expressed willingness to leave a spot where it could be installed.
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Shaw’s Plaza auction postponed in Augusta
The auction, part of a foreclosure process, is of the land and buildings, not the separately owned businesses that lease space there.
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Windsor group raising money for veterans memorial
Downeast Brass band will play a benefit concert Thursday.
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Bridging the Gap: New Augusta organization unites clothing bank, essentials pantry and warming center
With the group’s current location at St. Mark’s for sale, the organization serving the needy must soon find a new home.
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UMA students urged at convocation to seek truth, learn how to talk to each other
Speakers warned about how failure to communicate about important matters can incite war and other violence, and how discussing such things, while painful, can yield positive results.
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Augusta’s Calumet foundation: 50 years, 1,500 students helped, more than $1 million given out
The awards to help students go on to higher education come primarily from investment returns on a fund built from donations that has reached $2.5 million.
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Manchester’s new economic development director to help lure businesses
Town leaders voted last month to expand the hours of the code enforcement officer to give him some additional duties, including grant writing and assisting businesses.
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Augusta police hope to crack down on thefts of power tools, other commonly stolen items
A revision of a proposed ordinance requiring secondhand shops to keep better records is one way to help track stolen goods, the deputy chief said Thursday.
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Augusta City Council candidate switches from council to school board post
Chris Clarke will run as a write-in candidate for the school board rather than take on an incumbent council member.