Hopefuls running for two contested races for City Council and one for Board of Education responded to questions from the estimated 50 people in attendance including Cony High School students.
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 Planning Board backs zoning ordinance changes after revisions
Religious leaders who objected to the changes proposed originally expressed satisfaction with the new versions.
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Downtown revitalization prompts worries about potential impact on low-income Augusta renters
Currently, multiple developers have projects underway downtown creating new, middle to high-end rental units, but one city councilor says she’s worried about gentrification.
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Incumbent Hobart faces challenge from Berry in Maine House District 55
Both men have experience serving in the Legislature and want to return to Augusta to represent the residents of Bowdoin, Bowdoinham and most of Richmond.
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Augusta developer pitches plan to expand, revitalize Colonial Theater
The organizer of the effort to resurrect the building seeks to host up to 300 shows per year at the theater that has been shuttered since 1969.
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Augusta school board approves goals
The board’s four goals include undergoing training to work together better by improving communications.
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Secure rehabilitation facility approved next to Riverview in Augusta
Augusta Planning Board OKs plans for what DHHS Commissioner Mary Mayhew calls a group home as defined in the city’s zoning ordinance.
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$300,000 in Augusta city money proposed to help Colonial Theater restoration
The grant could come from money not spent on the $11 million expansion and renovation of Lithgow Public Library.
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Katz faces challenge from newcomer Dilts in District 15 Senate race
One subject about which the candidates disagree is whether the state, as a major occupier of office space in Augusta, should locate its offices in state-owned or state-leased buildings.
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Augusta School Board member quits
Laura Hamilton says questions on board policies and proposals are not welcome, but board chairwoman Kim Martin disagrees.