A resident told city councilors that having one up-or-down vote on funding for a number of unrelated projects deprives voters of choice.
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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Downtown Augusta’s sturgeon sculptures up for auction
The highest bidders can take home one of 25 fiberglass sculptures celebrating the Kennebec River’s leaping leviathans.
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Newcomers seek spots on Augusta City Council, Board of Education
Six candidates seeking election to the Augusta City Council and School Board in November are all newcomers to local politics.
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Augusta officials consider limiting city’s plantings to ‘natives’ only
The Augusta Conservation Commission is advocating for the removal, including with the use of pesticides, of invasive plants.
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Augusta abuzz with first Maine State Beekeepers Association Bee Fest
Workshops at Viles Arboretum taught beekeepers and would-be beekeepers about the world’s smartest insect, including how bees communicate.
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Horsing around is a family affair at Litchfield Fair
Annual Litchfield Fair kicked off Friday and continues through Sunday.
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Benton man sentenced for helping friend set fire to Waterville duplex
Devon J. Pomelow, 24, pleaded guilty to helping Aaron Pelotte, 27, of Cornville set fire Jan. 29, 2023, to the building occupied by five people.
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Augusta man charged with manslaughter in beating death
Warren L. Sidelinger, 42, has been charged in connection with the death of Joseph McKenna, who died two weeks after being attacked on Water Street in Augusta.
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Augusta man indicted on 17 counts of gross sexual assault on children
Matthew A. Greenlaw, 42, of Augusta, was arrested after the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit received information from an undercover federal Homeland Security Investigations agent.
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Gardiner man indicted on murder charge in death of father
Gregory Fisher, 52, of Gardiner, faces charges of intentional or knowing murder in the July death of Alfred MacMaster, 75.