Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and towns of Manchester and Windsor, 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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PublishedDecember 1, 2011
Arrested Occupiers: We’d do it all again
AUGUSTA — Protesters arrested Sunday at the Blaine House — among them a Benton selectwoman and a University of Maine at Augusta professor — say they had to make a stand for Occupy Augusta and the downtrodden people they represent.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2011
Thursday’s council vote could close paving plant
AUGUSTA — A planned City Council vote Thursday could effectively shut down a West River Road paving plant that some neighbors say creates an unbearable stink.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2011
Judge sides with Occupy Augusta protesters
AUGUSTA — Occupy Augusta protesters who vow they will be arrested rather than leave Capitol Park won a week-long reprieve from police orders they get out.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2011
Occupy for another week
AUGUSTA — Occupy Augusta protesters who vow they will be arrested rather than leave Capitol Park won a week-long reprieve from police orders they get out.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2011
Cony claims new schedule is working
AUGUSTA — Cony High School officials say students are performing better since the 2009 implementation of a new schedule that gives them fewer classes to focus on at a time.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011
Trio of Mainers to climb mountain for charity
Three women, all in their 20s and with central Maine ties, share a knack for overcoming challenges. Now they hope to rise to the challenge of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa, to raise money for the Flying Kites Leadership Academy, a home and school for orphaned, abandoned, and abused children in Kenya.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011
Occupy Augusta camp: We’re staying
AUGUSTA — Capitol Park is still occupied by protesters despite growing cold and snow and some disagreements surfacing in the group’s virtual space. Some Occupy Augusta participants said Friday they plan to stay through the upcoming second session of the Legislature, which convenes in early January and typically lasts three to four months.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011
Occupy campers continue their stay
AUGUSTA — Capitol Park is still occupied by protesters despite growing cold and snow and some disagreements surfacing in the group’s virtual space.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011
Ready, set, shop
AUGUSTA — Sonny Chavarie didn’t open his new shop, Sonny’s Museum and Mineral Shop, at midnight for Black Friday — nor at 4 a.m., or even 6 a.m.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2011
Trio of area women aiding African children
Ashley Underwood survived the popular reality show “Survivor” while millions watched her on television, was crowned Miss Maine USA in 2009, and starred on the basketball court.
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