The Augusta Planning Board Tuesday unanimously rejected a proposal to change the zoning on a Davenport Street lot to make way for a proposed Dunkin Donuts franchise, after residents and city officials testified that traffic in the area would be less safe, and more congested, than it is now.
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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Augusta planners back proposed MDOT garage off Leighton Road
The Augusta Planning Board Tuesday recommended a proposed zone change that is expected to allow the state Department of Transportation to consolidate much of its heavy equipment and fleet maintenance operations to north Augusta and sell its Capitol Street maintenance garage site.
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Augusta set to settle alleged permit violation at Bond Brook recreation site
Augusta city councilors on Thursday are set to resolve an alleged violation of the Clean Water Act when the city built an access road into the Bond Brook Recreation Area.
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Augusta’s Mount Vernon Avenue among projects threatened by state bond fight
A State House fight over the timing and approval of $100 million in state transportation bonds has threatened several central Maine projects, including repaving of Mount Vernon Avenue in Augusta.
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Future of Augusta riverfront preservation group in flux
Augusta city councilors on Thursday will discuss whether a group that played a key role in helping to preserve and improve the city’s historic riverfront will continue to exist.
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Augusta Downtown Alliance seeks full-time, boots-on-the-ground boss
Augusta Downtown Alliance is looking for someone whose full-time job will be to stay up on downtown.
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Gardiner burrito shop to open location in downtown Augusta
Lisa Liberatore is rolling her burrito business in downtown Gardiner up to a second location in downtown Augusta.
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Bands, beer, balloon, bounce houses, breakfast and bass fishing: it all says AugustaFest
Saturday’s event-filled celebration of the Capital City will span both sides of the Kennebec River and have a little something for everyone.
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Sand Hill apartment house residents ordered out by city officials
Three tenants of 6 York St. in Augusta were ordered to move out today by city officials, who deemed the apartment building unsafe.
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Long waits a violation of mental health services consent decree, court master says
More than 500 Mainers are on a waiting list for mental health services with an average wait of two months, apparently in violation of a long-standing consent decree.