Reportedly the largest such show in New England, attendees received advice on advocating for the drug, growing and handling legal issues.
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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Color Dash bring smiles, laughter, rainbow of colors to Augusta
The event was a fundraiser for the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Augusta Downtown Alliance.
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Augusta council unanimously OKs seeking grant for police license plate reader
Councilors also backed using grant money to restart the local DARE program, and officials explained how police would use the plate reader technology.
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Augusta City Council unanimously OKs $58.1 million budget
Property tax rate will increase 2 percent, but most of the city’s homeowners will see a decrease in their tax rate.
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Augusta police seek council OK for controversial license plate reader
Police say the license plate device would help identify people wanted by authorities, but civil libertarians are concerned about the technology infringing on privacy rights.
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Augusta Lithgow Library renovation project nears completion this month
Officials say the newly renovated and expanded city library should reopen to the public in mid-August, well ahead of initial projections.
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New north Augusta fire station construction underway
The new station is expected to speed response times to fires, crashes and medical emergencies in a rapidly growing part of the city.
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Augusta officials work to protect city’s bat habitat
White nose syndrome has decimated some species of Maine bats, but a new effort to put up bat houses around the city is aimed at helping them survive.
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Augusta councilors supportive of tax deals to help food distributor, downtown developer
The council is expected to vote June 2 on the proposed 30-year agreements.
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Augusta to get military-friendly designation on Memorial Day
The state of Maine signed a community covenant with the military in 2009, and a few communities, such as Lewiston and Houlton, also have signed such pledges.