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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PublishedAugust 31, 2014
Employee-created machine saves money, labor on Augusta’s roads
Street superintendent Jerry Dostie estimates that the device reduces by as much as 40 percent the amount of paving material used in street repair jobs.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2014
Central Maine lakes draw Major League Fishing anglers for tournament
The fishermen pumped an estimated $150,000 into the local economy, drew many fans and provided action for Outdoor Channel.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2014
Rail advocates pitch passenger service to Augusta Council
Representatives envision a station at the site of the former Statler mill, a location the city is making plans to develop.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2014
Augusta City Council to mull $800,000 Lithgow architect hire
Stewart Roberts, of Johnson Roberts Associates, has overseen much of the design work on the $11.7 million project.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2014
Thousands of Augusta tax bills sent out bearing wrong city name
About 2,500 Augusta taxpayers recently received tax bills with a South Portland letterhead.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2014
Augusta fire leaves five tenants homeless
Firefighters battled heat and exhaustion as well as flames in dousing the fire that caused extensive damage to an apartment building at State and Laurel streets.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2014
45 Augusta students to start at different elementary school
Officials confident students will adjust and benefit from more evenly distributed class sizes.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2014
Augusta’s Ballard Road to be renamed for murdered man
The road may have originally been named for 18th-century city resident Martha Ballard of ‘A Midwife’s Tale’ fame.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2014
Tiny horses and monster trucks highlight Windsor Fair
The fair starts Sunday and runs through Labor Day with new and familiar features, including a fireworks display.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2014
McGee pit owner wants to control dust, get along with Augusta neighbors
The Augusta City Council is proposing changes in response to complaints about dust from blasting.
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