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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PublishedMay 24, 2015
Documentary on aging coming to Augusta’s Colonial Theater
Theater will showcase multimedia project focusing on two Augusta women who were forced to find a new place to live after St. Mark’s Home closed.
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PublishedMay 21, 2015
Augusta Council OKs tax break for airport hangar
The tax increment financing deal helps Maine Instrument Flight provide more storage area.
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PublishedMay 19, 2015
New hangar at Augusta State Airport proposed
The City Council on Thursday will consider a tax break for Maine Instrument Flight.
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PublishedMay 19, 2015
Town Meeting preview for Richmond residents set for Wednesday
The proposed municipal budget is down 7.6 percent, although costs for RSU 2 would climb.
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PublishedMay 17, 2015
Challenges greet participants at Not Your Ordinary 5K race in Augusta
Fundraiser for the Natural Resources Council of Maine tests racers’ camping knowhow, knowledge of nature.
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PublishedMay 16, 2015
Shawn Moody tells KVCC graduates they have no limitations
Kennebec Valley Community College Student of the Year, Keith Sullivan, of Fairfield, urges fellow graduates to make the world a better place, as 429 get diplomas at the Augusta Civic Center.
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PublishedMay 15, 2015
Augusta budget increase stands at 4.4 percent
Some city councilors would like to see it drop below 4 percent, but that would require difficult choices, city officials say.
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PublishedMay 14, 2015
Augusta council weighs local minimum wage
Proposed by Councilor Anna Blodgett, the measure would establish minimum pay at $8.25 per hour, with some exceptions.
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PublishedMay 14, 2015
Augusta officials break ground on long-awaited Lithgow Library expansion
The $11 million project is expected to take about 18 months to complete.
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PublishedMay 12, 2015
Augusta councilor wants to fight childhood hunger
When Darek Grant found out there was a waiting list for the Backpack Program, which gives food to elementary school children, he proposed to create the Augusta Childhood Hunger Commission.
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