A minister who served on a committee that reviewed the proposed rules said while he would prefer no new rules, the proposal still leaves open a path to conducting the churches’ activities.
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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$29.2 million school budget approved in Augusta
The proposal, though less than the current year’s budget, would require more money from local taxpayers.
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Augusta councilors to consider ordinance changes for religious uses
Previous city efforts to alter zoning rules have been controversial.
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Monmouth students interview veterans for Masks of War art project
Student assignment involved both research and art in sharing local veterans’ service experiences.
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Proposed $29.2 million Augusta school budget up for board vote Wednesday
Some positions cut in the superintendent’s initial budget proposal have been restored in latest budget.
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Whitefield residents approve town office renovations
Annual Town Meeting voters approve a $1.1 million municipal budget.
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Augusta forum ponders how seniors will get around when they can no longer drive
Volunteer driver networks could help Mainers stay in their homes and communities.
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West Gardiner to get website, allows liquor sales, bans recreational marijuana businesses
Town Meeting voters also re-elected veteran Selectman Mert Hickey on Saturday.
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Pittston residents talk trash at Town Meeting
Meeting participants approved a proposal to rejoin the Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta.
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Stormwater rate increase would drain Augusta of more than $185,000 a year
A proposed utility district rate increase would increase most city homeowners’ bills by $1.13 a month.