Auburn Concrete is seeking a zone change that would allow the company to blast rock at its Civic Center Drive site.
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 school board signs off on $27.4 million budget
The Augusta Board of Education approved a $27.4 million budget in a split vote Wednesday.
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Council considers North Augusta engine-brake ban on Thursday
City councilors on Thursday will discuss whether to put up a sign discouraging engine brake use on Summerhaven and Sanford roads, where numerous trucks pass through to reach nearby gravel pits.
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Augusta school board votes on $700K budget increase Wednesday
The Augusta Board of Education has directed administrators to add about $700,000 to the proposed school budget on which it is scheduled to vote Wednesday.
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Teachers, parents: Cut Augusta schools administration, sports costs
Parents, residents and educators told the Augusta Board of Education on Monday night that the proposed $26.7 million school budget spends too much on administration and sports, and not enough on teachers and education.
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Bangor Savings Bank branch opens on Augusta’s Western Avenue
Augusta officials and the president of Bangor Savings Bank say a new Western Avenue branch, on the former site of the Kennebec Journal, is making a good first impression for the city and the bank.
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Augusta school staffers don’t want budget balanced on their backs
Some teachers worry the proposed Augusta school budget up for approval this week relies on them to go without so the district can weather tough economic times.
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Straw poll gives enthusiastic go-ahead to new Richmond library plan
Some 40 Richmond residents last week voted overwhelmingly, in a non-binding straw poll, in favor of building a new library for less than the $245,000 in privately contributed funds already available to do so.
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Technical center students gain college credits, experience by helping with taxes
Capital Area Technical Center students are doing local residents’ taxes for them for free, as part of a program that could result in the students, upon successful completion of the program and an exam, becoming certified tax preparers.
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Augusta council approves leasing Cony flatiron to developer
AUGUSTA — City councilors unanimously voted to lease the old Cony High School flatiron building for the next 50 years to a developer who plans to turn it into affordable senior citizen housing.