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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PublishedAugust 11, 2011
Cony Circle accidents down
AUGUSTA — The number of accidents at Cony Circle has dropped by half — and the number of injuries even more so — since a 2008 reconfiguration aimed at altering one of the state’s most crash-prone junctions.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2011
Grass root of issue in Augusta
AUGUSTA — Some Winthrop Street property owners maintain a relatively wide swath of city-owned land between the sidewalk and road in front of their homes, and at least one wants to know why it’s her row to mow.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
Bridgeo retains his role
AUGUSTA — City councilors are unanimous in wanting to keep veteran City Manager William Bridgeo in his post for at least the next three years.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2011
City ponders 2 fund transfers
AUGUSTA — Repairs to buildings and higher busing costs will prompt the Board of Education to consider approving two fund transfers Wednesday that total $221,000.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2011
A loving home for fast dogs
AUGUSTA — A couple of decades ago, when the racing careers of greyhound dogs like Dancer, Patch, Tomato and Jimmy came to an end, it often meant their lives did, too.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2011
Fast and friendly
A couple of decades ago, when the racing careers of greyhound dogs like Dancer, Patch, Tomato and Jimmy came to an end, it often meant their lives did, too.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2011
Contract for Augusta manager eyed
AUGUSTA — City councilors are considering a new contract that would keep City Manager William Bridgeo on the job into 2014. The three-year contract proposal, up for a vote by councilors Thursday, would give Bridgeo a 2 percent raise this year.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2011
New diner proves popular
AUGUSTA — Mike and Kim Meservey heard the naysayers when they announced they were moving their restaurant downtown.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2011
City may expand smoking ban proposal
AUGUSTA — The ability of smokers to legally light up in city parks or outside city buildings may be on its last gasp.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2011
Four young eagles in single nest
RICHMOND — One very full nest on Swan Island contains Maine’s first-ever documented occurrence of four eaglets in a single nest.
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