Options include adding another drop-off container at the Buker Community Center or expanding what gets picked up curbside.
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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Grant tours Augusta Head Start as part of effort to end childhood hunger
Some of the children in the Sand Hill program have been homeless and all are given two healthy meals a day.
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Bike, pedestrian routes being marked through Augusta and Hallowell
East Coast Greenway signs point the way to the Kennebec River Rail Trail, and if you’re up for it, Key West, Florida.
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New Augusta fire station up for review
City planners will consider on Tuesday the plan for the new station that is expected to serve the busy north Augusta area.
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Pittston, Whitefield men survive deadly crash
Troy Chase, of Pittston, who was driving a truck towing a cattle trailer, and his passenger, Peter Poland, of Whitefield, suffered minor injuries in a crash that left three people dead, authorities said.
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Owner of downtown Augusta shop still rocking at 90
Sonny’s Museum and Rock Shop on Water Street is for sale, and owner Sonny Chavarie is hoping to sell it to a person with a passion for minerals and fossils.
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Groceries on the go offered at Augusta Hannaford
The Whitten Road location now allows shoppers to order items online and have them packed into their vehicles curbside.
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Augusta exploring new curbside recycling pickup
The city may also add a recycling drop-off container at Buker Community Center to give residents of the city’s west side a 24/7 recycling option.
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Augusta warming shelter to move to Pleasant Street
With a scheduled opening of Dec. 15, the warming center will move from the former Masonic lodge in the downtown to St. Mark’s parish hall.
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Augusta eyes demolition moratorium to protect historic buildings
The proposal comes as city officials are concerned there could be a rush to demolish buildings, including a nearly 200-year-old Green Street property.