AUGUSTA — A proposal to turn trash into diesel fuel at Hatch Hill landfill got a warm, if wary, reception from city councilors Thursday.
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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School board prepares to cut budget
AUGUSTA — Board of Education members looked for ways to cut the proposed $27.5 million school budget, which would result in property taxpayers paying an additional 4.26 percent compared to what they paid this year, while limiting the effect on students Wednesday.
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Waste-to-energy plan mulled
AUGUSTA — That bag of trash you leave curbside or take to the Hatch Hill landfill today could end up powering your diesel pickup truck in the future.
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3 spots to tidy at mill
AUGUSTA — The former Augusta Tissue mill site has three spots where pollution, including PCBs from transformers that overflowed into the ground, must be addressed in order for the site to be reused.
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Town wants to be known
RICHMOND — Business owners and residents have agreed they need to work together to get people off the interstate and, in their words, “discover Richmond before the rest of the world does.”
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Augusta shop inventory subject of lawsuit
AUGUSTA — The owner of a downtown Augusta shop faces claims that the minerals and gems at his store aren’t his to sell.
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Early budget seeks 4.26 percent tax hike
AUGUSTA — The proposed $27.5 million school budget would hit property taxpayers with a 4.26 percent tax increase, cut some teaching positions while adding others and is based on state aid estimates that may be reduced.
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Council to hear report on Statler Tissue site
AUGUSTA — City councilors meet tonight to hear a report on alternatives for the cleanup of the former Statler Tissue mill site.
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Facebook helps local businesses market online
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, who has a Facebook page with nearly 4,700 “likes,” invited representatives of the social networking giant to the city Tuesday to help teach Maine business owners how to turn virtual likes and fans into customers.
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Snowe touts Facebook for business
AUGUSTA — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe, who has a Facebook page with nearly 4,700 “likes,” invited representatives of the social networking giant to the city Tuesday to help teach Maine business owners how to turn virtual likes and fans into customers.