The Maine Army National Guard plans to build a $30 million headquarters near the main part of the Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery infringes on hallowed ground, some critics say.
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’s $500K grant to aid veterans’ housing, Cony flatiron project
A $500,000 affordable-housing grant secured by Augusta city officials on Friday will help veterans buy their own homes and redevelop the old Cony High School flatiron building into housing for senior citizens.
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Augusta budget workshop heated
Revisions to the proposed city and school budget would reduce the tax increase from 6 to 3.4 percent following a workshop Thursday night.
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Teachers and school supporters gather to support budget at tonight’s City Council meeting
City and school officials gathered Thursday night to discuss the proposed budget, poised to raise taxes by about 6.1 percent.
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Augusta school officials to stand by budget despite lack of city support
Augusta school officials say they will stand by their recommended budget even though they have been asked to slash even more from their share of the total city budget.
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Augusta school officials to stand by budget despite lack of city support
AUGUSTA — School officials plan to stand behind their recommended budget even though most city councilors have said they won’t support the combined city and school spending plan because it would increase taxes by 6 percent. Asked by city councilors to find ways to cut the $27.56 million school share of the total budget, Board […]
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Richmond named business-friendly town by Maine
Richmond is now a Certified Business-Friendly Community, less than a year after the state spurned the town’s efforts to win the designation.
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Augusta council braces for worst on city, school budgets
Uncertainty over the state budget and its local impact is a major reason several Augusta city councilors said Thursday they can’t support the proposed $52.6 million city and school budget and the 6.1 percent tax increase it would bring.
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Augusta residents tell City Council budget proposal unaffordable
Some vocal residents told Augusta City Councilors that they cannot afford the 6.6 percent property tax increase proposal. In response, councilors said it wasn’t likely the budget would pass as-is.
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Central Maine home sales on the rise, agents say
Home sales, and prices, across the state are on the rise, according to April sales data and local real estate agents, and central Maine is seeing the results.