The Ward 3 Board of Education race was the only contested local race in Augusta on Election Day.
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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Maine voters — and petition signature gatherers — head to polls Tuesday
There are contested local elections in Hallowell, Augusta and Winthrop, as well as statewide ballot questions.
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Posted inLocal Elections, News
Two seek Ward 3 Augusta Board of Education seat
The race pits a veteran sports official against the co-owner of an auto repair shop.
Posted inLocal Elections, Maine, News
Augusta voters to decide $1.7 million bond question Nov. 3
City officials say the money would be paid back with taxes generated by natural gas infrastructure.
Posted inMaine, News
Report: Fire-damaged Gardiner building can’t handle snow load
The roughly 150-year-old building at 235 Water St. could be demolished by its owner, who said he intends either to give the building to the city or to demolish it at an estimated cost of $60,000 to $70,000.
Posted inMaine, News, Town Government
Augusta could extend tax districts to help fund fire station construction, renovation
Construction of the new fire station is expected to start in the spring, pending completion of an environmental review of the city-owned site.
Posted inMaine, News
Smaller, cheaper firetruck up for approval in Windsor
A Nov. 3 referendum question on a proposal to buy a new firetruck comes on the heels of a June vote against the purchase of a larger, more expensive one.
Posted inMaine, News
Veterans get hand up at Homeless Veteran Stand Down in Togus
The annual event drew 66 veterans who were offered a variety of services at the veteran’s hospital outside Augusta.
Posted inMaine, News
Fort Western palisade replacement project includes digging up past in Augusta
Archaeologists are hoping to find the privy or the trash pit, both of which could contain items to help tell the fort’s story.
Posted inMaine, News
Kennebec Land Trust celebrates acquisition of Augusta’s Howard Hill
The group plans to donate the land to the city with a conservation easement after paying off a bank loan it took out to buy the property.