Councilor Michael Michaud faces a challenge from newcomer Amanda Heath.
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 inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Augusta makes Election Day shuttle available to voters
The city has rented two vans to transport people from previous voting sites to the Augusta Civic Center and back.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Police investigating Vassalboro crash involving motorcycle, cows
Two riders were taken by ambulance to a hospital and were later released.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Motorcycle riders injured trying to avoid cows in Vassalboro road
A Clinton man was also injured in an unrelated motorcycle crash, after going off the road in Rome on Monday.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Augusta Downtown Alliance hires new director
Isabelle Oechslie, currently working as a planning consultant, looks to lead downtown revitalization.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Fueled by camaraderie, Scottish heavy athletes perform feats of strength in Hallowell
Hallowell Backyard Games draws nearly 50 competitors to throw stones, logs, weights together.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Things to Do
Maine crafters to showcase their skills Saturday, Sunday
Potters, glassmakers, other artisans open their studios for the annual Maine Craft Weekend.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors, Things to Do
Augusta-made film, lost for 100 years, to have second Colonial Theater premiere
‘In the River,’ featuring scenes shot on the Kennebec River and Cobbosseecontee Stream, was found filed under the wrong title at the Library of Congress.
Posted inLocal & State, News
These are Maine’s most endangered historic places of 2025
Maine Preservation’s annual list includes a Civil War-era former governor’s home damaged by fire in 2024 and a remnant of a Franklin County fairground.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Augusta seeks to strengthen property ordinance
City officials consider requiring owners of unsightly vacant buildings to either get them occupied or register them and pay fees.