Fifty-seven students graduated Saturday from the private school in Readfield.
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 to have Mayfair neighborhood water problems investigated
Did the 2015 installation of a new sidewalk cause flooding and drainage problems on Windsor Avenue?
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Augusta councilors approve $59.3 million budget
A proposal to add $110,000 for a drug diversion plan was rejected.
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Augusta planners delay McGee pit license vote to experience blasting in person
The Planning Board wants to review an expert opinion and attend a blasting in-person before voting on a mineral extraction license for McGee Construction at a controversial quarry site off West River Road.
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Augusta council to vote on proposed budget that increases taxes by 3 percent
The City council on Thursday is expected to approve the budget, which adds money to the solid waste fund to make it easier for residents to recycle.
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Immigrant students share their stories at civil rights conference in Augusta
More than 550 Maine high school and middle school students, who participate in their school’s local civil rights teams, came to the Augusta Civic Center Monday.
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Mayfair residents blame Augusta sidewalk for water woes
City officials say the project isn’t the cause, but they’ll look into a solution to the drainage problems.
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Two classrooms closed at Hall-Dale Middle School after teachers complain of rash
The superintendent says they have hired an environmental consultant to inspect the rooms at the Farmingdale school.
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Augusta councilors approve funding for Hatch Hill trash-electricity project
The city will spend about $240,000 to design a system to use methane gas produced by decomposing garbage at the city-owned landfill to make electricity and reduce electric bills.
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Warning system in the works to prevent trucks from hitting ‘can opener’ train trestle in Augusta
The proposed $45,000 system would use sensors that would be installed on Water Street on both approaches to the train overpass in the city’s downtown.