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.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News

New York man sentenced to two years in prison after drugs, guns, cash seized from camper in Augusta

by Keith Edwards September 21, 2023September 22, 2023

An Augusta woman was also charged and sentenced in the case involving a police raid of a camper on Blair Road.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, News

Augusta woman killed in head-on collision with farm truck in Winthrop

by Keith Edwards September 21, 2023September 22, 2023

Katherine Spiller, 35, died at the scene of the crash on U.S. Route 202, police said.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, News

Renovations to Maine State Museum chug along with removal of historic steam engine

by Keith Edwards September 20, 2023September 22, 2023

When the Augusta museum reopens, likely in 2025, it is expected to feature interactive exhibits that boost focus on women and minority groups — and two humpback whale skeletons.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, News

Topsham foreman rolls massive train into and out of state museum, 37 years apart

by Keith Edwards September 20, 2023September 21, 2023

Todd Belaire of The Cote Corp. of Auburn returned this week to the Maine State Museum in Augusta to undo work he had done in 1986.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, News

Deteriorating roads are a $26 million problem for Augusta

by Keith Edwards September 19, 2023September 20, 2023

An outside firm says that’s the sum the city needs to pay to address concerns with about a quarter of its roads.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News

Augusta officials ponder funding for increased police presence in downtown area, overnight warming center

by Keith Edwards September 17, 2023September 18, 2023

Augusta might use American Rescue Plan Act, or ARPA, funding to address concerns about those who are homeless.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, News

Augusta gets nearly $2.5 million in grant funds to hire 8 firefighters

by Keith Edwards September 15, 2023September 15, 2023

The city has lowered the minimum requirements to be hired as a firefighter and agreed to pay for paramedic training in hopes of attracting more workers.

Kennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News

Chelsea man who killed 3 pedestrians in 2021 Augusta crash loses appeal to state’s high court

by Keith Edwards September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

Robert Santerre, the driver who struck and killed two women and a baby walking alongside Cony Road in 2021, had appealed his nine-year license suspension to the state Supreme Judicial Court.