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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PublishedMarch 6, 2014
Augusta City Council blasts CMP, calling excise tax bill ‘retribution’
Council passes a resolve urging the Legislature not to pass a bill that could cost city more than $200,000 after toning down the language.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2014
Bill to help small businesses like Augusta’s Red Barn goes before lawmakers
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Lori Fowle, D-Vassalboro, would no longer require small businesses that host fundraisers for charities to register with the state.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2014
Bridgeo: Augusta can fund Lithgow library expansion without tax increase
A new borrowing plan could pay for the improvements, but it still is subject to voters’ approval at the ballot box.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2014
Augusta needs cheaper, safer housing, forum participants say
More than 100 people showed up to discuss a housing situation in which low-income people can’t afford to live in the capital even though its rents are cheaper than those of other communities in the area.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2014
Risk of ice jam flooding on Kennebec River ‘no greater than normal’
The U.S. Geological Survey measured the thickness of the river ice Tuesday just above the Richmond-Dresden bridge and found it to be no thicker than normal for this time of year.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2014
Augusta forum to seek affordable, safe, housing solutions
The public is invited to give input at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday on a proposal for the city housing authority to play a bigger role in helping to provide suitable apartments.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2014
Augusta officials say CMP-backed bill will hurt city coffers
A bill slated to go before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee could cost the capital city more than $200,000 a year.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2014
Road salt in short supply in Augusta
The capital city will use more sand and less salt after the tough winter results in a lack of more salt from supplier.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2014
Augusta City Councilors and residents agree, it’s time to save Lithgow Library
The city will look at ways to pare down the estimated $11.7 million it will cost to renovate and expand the city’s historic library.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2014
Developer sells north Augusta building for $14.7 million
Developer Kevin Mattson sold the building at 15 Enterprise Drive, which MaineGeneral will continue to rent, partly to focus on redeveloping the hospital’s former Augusta building on East Chestnut Street.
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