A tie vote at Thursday’s City Council meeting following passionate testimony on both sides of the issue means the Planning Board will consider an overnight homeless shelter proposal on Augusta’s east side this week.
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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Possible moratorium may scuttle overnight homeless shelter proposed for Augusta’s east side
The Augusta Homelessness Task Force listed developing a shelter as a key recommendation to help address homelessness in Maine’s capital.
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Gardiner cat café offers coffee, cuddles, option to adopt
The Cat’s Familiar, A Cat Cafe, is more than a relaxing place to meet and socialize, it’s an opportunity to spend time with a friendly feline.
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Clinton man sentenced to 28 years for sexual assault of 11-year-old
Christopher Connors also faces additional charges involving another boy.
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Woman arrested in Augusta credit union forgery attempt indicted on federal charges
Lisa Marie Hurley faces both state and federal charges for alleged thefts at Madison and Bingham banks.
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Waterville man sentenced to 6 months for threatening to hunt down, kill immigrants
Benjamin Brown told authorities he was venting online and he didn’t intend to threaten anyone.
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Oakland woman’s sentence quadrupled for firing gun during argument
Heather M. Hodgson, who was initially sentenced to spend 90 days in jail, was resentenced to a year in prison after the state’s highest court ruled a state mandatory minimum sentence for firearm crimes applies to her case.
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Vassalboro man to serve 30 days in campfire death of mother-in-law
Travis Mitchell pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in the death of Liza Bragg of Albion after a felony manslaughter charge was dropped.
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Courthouse ‘blitz’ seeks to resolve cases, cut Kennebec County caseload
The move comes just months before the expected conversion from paper files to an electronic court filing system.
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Augusta credit union clerk foils New Jersey woman’s forgery attempt
The woman was indicted by grand jury for allegedly inserting her photo into a Wayne woman’s passport in a plot to withdraw funds.