Residents will have a final opportunity to be heard Thursday, before city councilors wrap up deliberations on a $52.6 million city and school budget that would increase property taxes by 6.6 percent.
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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Richmond seeks upgrade for aging, manual-transmission firetruck
Richmond Fire Chief Matt Roberge recently proposed buying a newer, but used, firetruck with an Allison automatic transmission to replace the town’s 33-year-old Engine 1.
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Market Square makeover has Augusta merchants, officials hopeful
A major makeover to Augusta’s Market Square is set now that the city has secured a $200,000 grant, and officials and merchants hope the project will help bring more people into the heart of downtown to meet and mingle.
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Augusta councilors get ear full from fans, critics of proposed school budget Thursday
Members of the community addressed city councilors in Augusta Thursday night, pleading their case for and against the proposed $27.56 million school budget.
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Gardiner-Richmond dispute over fire services cooling
Gardiner firefighters will continue to respond when their help is needed to fight fires in Richmond, despite some recent heated words between municipal leaders when Richmond declined to contract with Gardiner for ambulance services.
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Helo pad at proposed National Guard HQ building worries North Augusta residents
Plans for a helicopter pad drew concern from neighbors and questions from city planners Tuesday, as Maine National Guard officials presented their plan for a $30 million headquarters building on Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery property in North Augusta.
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Augusta school budget up for public scrutiny Thursday
Augusta’s proposed $27.56 million school budget, which would require about $12 million from local taxpayers and increase property taxes about 5 percent, faces public comment and City Council scrutiny Thursday night.
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North Augusta National Guard HQ plan faces Planning Board Tuesday
The Maine National Guard’s plan to construct a new $30 million, nearly 100,000 square-foot headquarters building on Maine Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery property in north Augusta goes to the Planning Board for discussion Tuesday.
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Local professional fishermen dedicate efforts to ’26 Angels,’ featured on national TV
Corey Vose, 32, of Augusta, and Troy Garrison, 43, of Topsham, fished for bass in the 26 Angels Foundation fishing tournament in Connecticut to benefit the families of those slain Dec. 14, 2012, in Newtown, Conn., and were featured on “Good Morning America” as part of a story the network television program did on the event.
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Augusta’s Mill Park blooms as sewer project winds up
A nearly two-year sewer project that tore up much of Augusta’s Mill Park is ending, as construction workers finish up the project and prepare to return the expansive park to the public.