AUGUSTA — City councilors voted unanimously to spend $260,000 to replace old bleachers, help build a new concession stand and make improvements to the playing surface and lighting at Alumni Field at Cony High School.
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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State House candidate Michael Hein pleads not guilty
AUGUSTA — Less than a week before voters go to the polls, House of Representatives Republican primary candidate Michael Hein pleaded not guilty in Augusta District Court on Wednesday to an attempted theft by deception charge.
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Hein pleads not guilty
AUGUSTA — Less than a week before voters go to the polls, House of Representatives Republican primary candidate Michael Hein pleaded not guilty in Augusta District Court on Wednesday to an attempted theft by deception charge.
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Augusta House candidate pleads not guilty to charge
AUGUSTA – House of Representatives Republican primary candidate Michael Hein, of Augusta, pleaded not guilty to an attempted theft by deception charge in Augusta District Court this morning.
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Councilors consider spending $260,000 on Alumni Field
AUGUSTA — City councilors on Thursday will consider plans to spend $260,000 to replace old bleachers, help build a new concession stand facing the field, and make improvements to the playing surface and lighting at Alumni Field at Cony High School.
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Geothermal system tapped for new building of O’Connor Group
AUGUSTA — The new O’Connor Chevy, Buick, GMC and Cadillac dealership building that opened Monday taps deep into the earth for its heat and cooling.
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Cony band director ready for final bow
AUGUSTA — Dwight Tibbetts, who will soon lead his last concert after 32 years as a music teacher and band director in Augusta’s schools, says it hasn’t really been about the music.
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Closing of public swim spot among Augusta budget cuts
AUGUSTA — A $51.4 million city and school budget carrying a 1.46 percent tax increase and cuts, including a police patrol position and one of the few public swimming spots in the city, has won unanimous approval by city councilors.
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Two vie for GOP District 57 spot
AUGUSTA — A candidate facing a criminal charge related to his campaign finances is up against a candidate who apparently isn’t talking publicly about his campaign.
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Augusta budget, tax increase, approved
AUGUSTA — City councilors unanimously approved a $51.4 million city and school budget Thursday night, rejecting pleas to restore between $29,000 and $40,000 in funds to keep Bicentennial Nature Park open.