More than 100,000 people are expected to attend the annual agricultural fair that starts Sunday and ends Labor Day.
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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Four to run for two open seats on Augusta City Council
Incumbent councilor Cecil Munson, former councilor Mary Mayo-Wescott, former state senator, treasurer and head of the Maine State Housing Authority Dale McCormick, and relative political newcomer Tom Connors are all seeking election to the at-large seats.
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Summit, Maine Natural Gas plan to bid for state’s central Maine business
Summit Natural Gas of Maine and Maine Natural Gas pln to submit bids again in response to the state’s recently issued new request for proposals to bring gas to state property in central Maine.
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Augusta doctor sees uptick in Lyme disease worries
Dr. Michael Szela, of Augusta, gets two or three people a week afraid a tick bite has given them Lyme disease.
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Wood waste being buried, not turned to energy, at Augusta landfill
Old lumber and scrap wood that used to be ground up, trucked off and burned to make electricity is instead being dumped in Augusta’s landfill, following a new directive by Hatch Hill officials.
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After 30 years, cost of Augusta police documents to quadruple
New fees for police documents that Augusta councilors approved unanimously Thursday are $20 for the first five pages, with the same 25-cent charge for each additional page.
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New Dunkin’ Donuts a no-go for Augusta Planning Board
The Augusta Planning Board rejected an application for a zoning change that would have brought a Dunkin’ Donuts to Davenport Street.
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Board pokes hole in east-side Augusta Dunkin Donuts proposal
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.
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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.