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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 Kennebec Bridge, linking Richmond and Dresden, opens
At a ceremony Friday, school students from the two towns on either side of the Kennebec River met in the middle of the bridge.
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Augusta council OKs Route 3 area zoning change
In an effort to avoid discouraging development, councilors voted unanimously to make zoning rules along Route 3 more like those elsewhere in the city.
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Plan to turn Augusta’s Gannett House into museum takes step forward
The state is selling the historic house, built in 1911, and the Gannett family was the only group to submit a bid.
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Richmond voters OK providing town land for crematory
Some residents voted against the plan, saying Kincer Funeral Home had provided too little information to justify a decision in favor of it.
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Kennebec Valley Chamber gets new president
Ross Cunningham, of Lisbon, will replace Peter Thompson, who is retiring in February.
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Augusta council to vote on zoning changes to Riggs Brook Village off Route 3
A development boom’s failure to occur as anticipated has forced city officials to reconsider the rules.
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Augusta Housing Authority gets key funding for senior housing project
The tax credits move a plan to renovate the former Hodgkins Middle School into housing for senior citizens closer to final approval.
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Augusta’s Lithgow Library may temporarily move to former MaineGeneral
City leaders have negotiated a proposal to lease part of the old MaineGeneral Medical Center on the capital city’s east side while Lithgow undergoes renovation.
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Black Friday shoppers descend on Augusta, Waterville area stores
Shoppers filled the aisles of stores throughout the night and early morning hours with sale fliers and action plans in hand.