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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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
Local gun owners doubt Obama actions will reduce violence
A Vassalboro gunsmith said safety could be improved by enacting laws to provide better access to firearms safety training, including offering it as an elective class in public schools.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
Augusta community opiate forum to seek solutions to drug epidemic
Members of the Augusta community are invited to gather at 6 p.m. Monday at Cony High School to talk about the growing problem of opiate abuse.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2016
Augusta Mayor David Rollins to outline goals Thursday
Rollins, along with school board and council members, will take the oath of office during the first meeting of the new year.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2016
Family, friends, pay tribute to murdered Augusta couple
More than 100 people turned out for a candlelight vigil that included a walk from the Manchester site where the bodies of Bonnie Royer and Eric Williams were found to their home in Augusta.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2016
Winthrop couple start 2016 with New Year’s baby
Wesley Cooper Beaudoin was born at 3:48 a.m. Friday at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2015
PUC rejects proposed Maine Natural Gas rate case settlement
The city of Augusta, gas company officials and the Office of the Public Advocate had proposed a resolution to a rate increase request.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2015
Augusta mobile home park residents take tough stand
Nearly a year after residents purchased the Deer Ridge Mobile Home Park, leaders of the new organization said they are learning how to enforce the rules.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2015
From Gardiner to Skowhegan, public works crews stay busy despite lack of snow
Following a brutal winter last season, plows have yet to deal with any snow, and sand and salt supplies are healthy — for now.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2015
Birders search trails, trees, neighborhoods in Christmas Bird Count
An average of 45 species per year have been spotted since the Augusta bird count began in 1970.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2015
Fishway designed for Togus Pond; funding still elusive
Advocates for alewives’ return say restoring the run of fish won’t benefit just alewives, but also a whole range of other species that feed on them and the larger ecosystem they live in.
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