AUGUSTA — When does cutting firewood in the backyard to keep your family warm become fuel wood processing that is an illegal nuisance to your neighbors?
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 City Council looks into woodcutting in residential zones
AUGUSTA — Complaints about residents of residential areas cutting wood to sell for profit have city officials looking to better define commercial wood cutting versus cutting firewood to heat a home.
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Natural gas pipeline fight headed to court
AUGUSTA — The battle over who gets a deal to bring a natural gas pipeline to Augusta and potentially the Kennebec Valley region is headed for court.
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Secret-sharing blogger Warren visits Augusta
AUGUSTA — Frank Warren may be both the best person, and the worst person, to share a secret with.
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Keeping Secrets: Postsecret.com creator speaks Monday at Civic Center
AUGUSTA — Got a secret?
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Petition targets Augusta group homes
AUGUSTA — Residents and officials say they are fed up with the city and its neighborhoods bearing the burden of playing host to mental health patients from across the state who committed violent acts.
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Augusta ordinance may limit harvest of wood to 10-cord maximum
AUGUSTA — How much wood can a wood cutter cut before a wood cutter is a commercial cutter cutting wood?
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Augusta’s Board of Education to discuss alternative energy for schools
AUGUSTA — A proposal to switch Cony High School and Capital Area Technical Center from oil to a system that favors propane, natural gas and solar goes to the Board of Education tonight.
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Old keg from Augusta donated to Sam Adams beermaker
As a sixth-generation brewmaster, Jim Koch, founder and owner of Sam Adams beer-maker Boston Beer Company, knew right away he was looking at a piece of brewing history.