AUGUSTA — The owner of a pit where a controversial paving plant will be forced to close because of a zoning change approved by city councilors Thursday said Friday he does not plan to sue the city.
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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Farmingdale man in tune with performing
By voice or by sax, Jason Giacomazzo’s talent for music can be heard in all three of the Kennebec Performing Arts Company’s music groups.
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Arrested occupiers explain stand
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.