Authorities said no one was injured when a Pan Am Railways freight train derailed, closing the road for about five hours.
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 Council OKs tax deal for hospital site redevelopment
AUGUSTA — City councilors unanimously approved a tax break Thursday to help a local firm redevelop the MaineGeneral Medical Center hospital building which is about to be left nearly empty when a new regional hospital opens later this year.
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Augusta council considering support for lighting on pétanque court
AUGUSTA — Ray Fecteau believes what’s good about playing the game of pétanque could be even better on a summer night, under the lights.
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Last year’s mild winter catches up with LIHEAP recipients
AUGUSTA — Abigail Perry, director of the Augusta Food Bank, came to a recent meeting of the Emergency Heating Assistance Group because she didn’t know where else to turn for help.
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Developer turns to YouTube to pitch Augusta hospital redevelopment tax break
AUGUSTA — Local developer Kevin Mattson is taking his pitch for a tax break to help redevelop the old MaineGeneral Medical Center hospital building to YouTube and other social media.
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Augusta councilors looking to join Gardiner, county natural gas deal
AUGUSTA — City councilors are considering joining with Gardiner and Kennebec County to seek a deal with one of two competing companies to bring natural gas via pipeline to municipal, county, school and court buildings in the two cities.
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Augusta school board votes to convert Cony, technical center to natural gas
AUGUSTA — The Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to convert Cony High School and Capital Area Technical Center to using natural gas heat.
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LePage aims to reduce Maine’s energy costs with natural gas conversion
AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage’s energy director says the governor’s recent promise to fast-track natural gas infrastructure projects and lower energy costs for residents and businesses will mean streamlined state environmental permitting, new programs to help Mainers convert to natural gas and other alternatives to oil heat.
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Augusta, Gardiner mull prospects for natural gas proposal
AUGUSTA — Municipal, county, school and court buildings in Augusta and Gardiner could be hooked up to a natural gas pipeline through a joint project.
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Augusta school board to weigh natural gas option at Cony High School
AUGUSTA — Cony High School and Capital Area Technical Center could be converted to natural gas heat, in anticipation of the fuel soon becoming available in the area.