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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PublishedMay 27, 2014
Maine fire marshal: Augusta fire was intentionally set
Residents of a Cedar Court apartment building credit a fellow tenant for alerting them to the early morning fire, which injured the man in whose apartment it began.
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PublishedMay 24, 2014
Augusta contemplates whether road construction is better by day or night
Officials weigh the good and the bad of night work, as crews work to fix city’s roads.
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PublishedMay 23, 2014
Subcontractor on Kennebec Valley natural gas project files lawsuit
A horizontal drilling specialist claims it wasn’t fully paid by a Wisconsin firm for its work on the Summit Natural Gas of Maine project.
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PublishedMay 22, 2014
Augusta City Council approves $53.3 million budget, 2.9 percent tax increase
The document’s final version includes changes that reduced the anticipated property tax increase by about half.
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PublishedMay 20, 2014
Part of Augusta’s Mount Vernon Avenue to be one-way during construction
The two-year project will rebuild the crumbling northern entrance to city, but business owners are concerned the project will hurt business.
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PublishedMay 17, 2014
Augusta’s Mount Vernon Avenue to get much needed attention
A public meeting is set for Tuesday at City Center.
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PublishedMay 16, 2014
Augusta budget changes reduce tax impact
The latest budget proposal reduces the proposed tax increase from 6.1 percent to 2.9 percent.
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PublishedMay 15, 2014
Augusta councilors OK former Hodgkins Middle School lease
The Augusta Housing Authority plans to turn vacant school of the Capital City’s east side into housing for senior citizens.
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PublishedMay 14, 2014
Lease of former Hodgkins School to Augusta Housing Authority up for vote
The authority proposes to convert the vacant old school into low-income housing for senior citizens.
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PublishedMay 14, 2014
Site on Augusta’s Market Square gets face-lift
The bus stop and restrooms have been relocated to make way for a redesigned park.
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