AUGUSTA — Residents and some city councilors fear a zoning change proposed to make way for a businessman’s plans to process live mussels and breed tropical fish off Route 17 could blemish two-thirds of the city’s neighborhoods.
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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Aquaculture proposals up tonight
AUGUSTA — A proposal to breed tropical fish and process live imported mussels has the city considering creating a new zoning district on part of Eastern Avenue.
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Alternative energy ideas given
AUGUSTA — A proposal to help heat Cony High School and Capital Area Technical Center with wood pellets and the sun could save $600,000 over the next nine years, and even more than that in the years beyond that, officials of an alternative energy company say.
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Tax pros in training
AUGUSTA — In a first for the state, high school students at the Capital Area Technical Center are receiving training in tax preparation and will soon offer their services to the public for free.
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Augusta scrambles for education funds
AUGUSTA — The city’s schools are slated to receive about $710,000 less in state education funding than anticipated in the proposed school budget.
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Marine league seeks new local members
AUGUSTA — They wear the uniform proudly, these old Marines.
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Group hoping to add new members
AUGUSTA — They wear the uniform proudly, these old Marines.
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Augusta council adopts new rules for regulating noise
AUGUSTA — Residents hope a new noise ordinance approved after months of heated debate will bring peace and quiet to their neighborhoods.
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Augusta noise rules approved – minus ban on outdoor speakers
AUGUSTA — City councilors have approved a new noise ordinance but removed a controversial provision that would have banned certain types of outdoor speakers.
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Augusta priest to lead new ministry
AUGUSTA — A city priest has been appointed to lead a new ministry announced Thursday by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland that aims to help people who want to overcome an attraction to others of the same sex.