AUGUSTA — Longtime Augusta schools Superintendent Cornelia L. Brown is resigning to accept a new job with the Maine School Management Association.
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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Annual Richmond Days celebrates Kennebec River
RICHMOND — It’s hard to miss the Kennebec River running right by the heart of town, a wide swath of cold water running between the Swan Island state wildlife management area and the town’s waterfront park.
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Richmond debates whether to fix 12-year-old dump truck or replace it with new one
RICHMOND — When an aging car or truck stops working, the question becomes: repair it or replace it?
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Maine Department of Transportation plan for Western Avenue upgrades criticized at Augusta meeting
AUGUSTA — A proposal to rebuild a heavily traveled section of Western Avenue doesn’t go far enough or start soon enough for some property owners.
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Augusta’s downtown gets a growth spurt as more businesses, including new Italian restaurant, open
AUGUSTA — Helena Gagliano hopes her family’s new Italian restaurant can help bring some of the cuisine and culture of Europe, and Hallowell, to downtown Augusta.
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Major road construction planned for Augusta’s main drag — Western Avenue
AUGUSTA — A patchwork of pavement passed over by some thousands of vehicles a day on Western Avenue is due for a major reconstruction starting next October and probably not wrapping up until the spring of 2014.
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Augusta city council OKs $2 million in energy efficiency upgrades
AUGUSTA — The city plans to borrow about $2 million to improve the energy efficiency of three major buildings, with a goal of saving $83,000 a year, or $1.7 million over the next 20 years, including the cost of paying back the debt.
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Demolition delay rules might help save Augusta’s historic buildings
AUGUSTA — If a proposed new demolition delay ordinance had been in place in 2007, the historic Augusta home of former Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice William Penn Whitehouse might still be standing.
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Roberge ready for Richmond fire chief role
RICHMOND — The town’s new fire chief said he knows he has big shoes to fill.
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Savings driving energy choices
AUGUSTA — The entire south side of the Augusta Civic Center would be covered in solar panels, filling the large auditorium inside with hot air, as part of a proposed series of $2.1 million in energy efficiency improvements.