Former medical offices are to be converted into two community supported living spaces, with a focus on helping veterans and others, in need of addiction recovery and trauma supports.
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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New Hampshire man arrested after Augusta police find drugs in stolen U-Haul van
Adrien Sanders, 37, was arrested early Thursday morning after police found fentanyl, methamphetamine and Adderall in a van that had been reported stolen from the Augusta U-Haul.
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Augusta man pleads not guilty to murder in scare attempt that went wrong
Andrew Redmond, 34, is charged in the July 28 shooting death of Tyler Robinson.
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Augusta man found not guilty of putting gun in wife’s mouth, pointing it at child
Ashraf M. Al Hilfi, 32, of Augusta, didn’t own a gun at the time of some of the allegations against him, his lawyer argued.
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Augusta man who stole city police cruiser found not criminally responsible, placed into state custody for treatment
Kyle King, 28, stole an unlocked and running police cruiser in November 2022 and drove it to Shaw’s Plaza at 150 Western Ave. in Augusta, where he followed and confronted a family, before being taken into custody by officers.
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Man shot by cop sues Augusta, Fairfield police departments and Somerset County
Robert Farrington is seeking recourse after he was injured by an Augusta police officer who shot him in his home in 2019.
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Rally for love over hate held Sunday in Augusta
The “Love is Louder” rally sought to show that hate has no place in Maine following recent anti-Semitic, homophobic and racist acts.
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Augusta councilors propose allowing recreational marijuana businesses
The city, where only medical marijuana businesses are currently allowed now, may allow recreational retail sales, manufacturing, cultivation and testing.
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Homeless shelter, supported housing, proposed at Green Street church property in Augusta
Advocates seeking to raise funds to offer housing and connections to comprehensive services at Augusta church property that is for sale.
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Augusta sand bucket delivery program seeks to gain traction with older residents
A partnership between the Augusta Age-Friendly Committee and the city offers deliveries of salted sand to residents who are over 60 or disabled and unable to get their own buckets.