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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PublishedApril 7, 2014
Augusta-area roads contenders for Worst Road in Maine contest
The year’s contest has plenty to choose from after a winter of brutal weather.
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PublishedApril 4, 2014
Augusta’s former MaineGeneral hospital campus to get first tenant
The University of Southern Maine’s Muskie School of Public Policy will lease a brick building behind the main hospital on East Chestnut Street, and 2,000 square feet in the former main building.
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PublishedApril 4, 2014
Augusta mobile home park roads are damaging cars, residents say
The park owner, who lives in California, says repairs are coming soon to Riverside Drive Village.
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PublishedApril 3, 2014
State Senate rejects proposal to change utility excise tax rules
State Sen. Roger Katz says CMP support for legislation was to punish Augusta, which would have lost about $200,000 a year with proposal.
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PublishedApril 2, 2014
Kennebec River flood risk above normal, officials say
The director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency calls the potential for flooding “very high.”
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PublishedApril 2, 2014
Augusta Council to consider grant proposal for training people with mental illness
The city will also bestow the Mayor’s Recognition for Excellence Award on Le Club Calumet for its services to Augusta during the ice storm.
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PublishedApril 1, 2014
Sewage-sniffing dog, sustainability featured at Augusta conference
The Maine Water & Sustainability Conference drew water resource professionals, engineers and environmental advocates to the Augusta Civic Center.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2014
Amy Buxton Pet Pantry to open April 12 in Augusta
The pantry, named after a Cony High School graduate who died in 2012, will provide food and supplies for pet owners who fall on hard times.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2014
Kennebec Community Church moves to former St. Andrew site in Augusta
The new church hopes to be open for Easter, which is April 20.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2014
Augusta budget proposes 6 percent tax hike
City Manager William Bridgeo says less money from the state, little earnings on investments and the need to keep city employee pay competitive all contribute to the proposed increase.
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