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 16, 2015
Kennebec River tide helps remove old Richmond-Dresden bridge
The section removed Friday morning was the second, and last, section to be removed until the weather warms back up and the thickening ice leaves the river.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2015
Fire damages house in Richmond
Fire crews from Richmond, Bowdoin, Bowdoinham, Litchfield and Dresden worked the scene at 246 Main St.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2015
Augusta special election to fill council, school board seats set for June
Councilors picked June 9 as election day partly because voters will need to act on the school budget then anyway, and doing both at once can save money.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2015
State fines Augusta $7,000 for alleged workplace safety violations
The city says it already has addressed 90 percent of the problems identified after the October inspection.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2015
Augusta Planning Board backs establishment of distillery
The business, proposed for a site on North Belfast Avenue, plans to produce whiskey, bourbon and other spirits.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2015
Committee recommends Winthrop company for Augusta’s Lithgow Library job
City councilors are scheduled Thursday to consider authorizing City Manager William Bridgeo to enter into a contract with J.F. Scott Construction.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2015
New Augusta officials take oaths of office
Councilors addressed several issues including a special election to fill vacancies on the council and school board.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2015
Mainers come from all over to join LePage at inauguration party
Supporters converged on Augusta Civic Center in hopes of wishing the governor well in his second term.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2015
Newly elected Augusta officials to take oaths Thursday
Councilors are expected to discuss a special election to fill vacancies.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2015
One lane reopens on I-95 following Sunday night tractor-trailer crash in Augusta
One drinking water well below the Bond Brook overpass was shut down as a precaution following reports that diesel fuel may have leaked from the wreck.
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