AUGUSTA — City councilors are unanimous in wanting to keep veteran City Manager William Bridgeo in his post for at least the next three years.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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One nest, two parents and four eaglets
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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Hatch Hill landfill users may pay by the bag
AUGUSTA — Residents of the nine communities that have their garbage hauled to Hatch Hill landfill in Augusta could eventually be required to pay by the bag.