Officials question whether the city’s ongoing housing shortage could be worsened if more housing were converted into short-term vacation rentals.
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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Up to 400 housing units proposed off Civic Center Drive in Augusta
The proposal for condominiums and apartments at 435 and 443 Civic Center Drive on about 18 acres would require a zone change.
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Litchfield man sentenced to at least 90 days in jail for child pornography videos on cellphone
Peter N. Davidson, 59, was charged after police used a search warrant to find eight sexually explicit videos involving children on his iPhone.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
String of car burglaries reported in Augusta neighborhood
A half-dozen burglaries from motor vehicles, and one theft of an entire vehicle, were reported in the Sewall Street area.
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State transportation officials vow better communication in wake of contentious interstate solar project in Augusta
Augusta city councilors say they weren’t informed of the state’s plans to install 8,000 solar modules on 15 acres of land at interstate exits in Augusta, but state officials say they would have been willing to hold a public hearing if there had been interest.
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Six indicted on robbery, burglary, theft charges tied to apparent China home invasion
Suspects from Augusta and New York City among those indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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Homeless veteran in Augusta: ‘You can’t find anything available’
Steven York, 59, is living in Bread of Life Ministries’ Veterans Shelter in Augusta and works five days a week at Veterans Affairs Medical and Regional Office Center at Togus.
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Rails, trails or both? State officials urged to do something with unused Augusta-to-Brunswick rail corridor
Officials have begun a nine-month process to consider using the state-owned Lower Road rail corridor for a recreational trail that would pass through several central Maine communities.
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Judge denies alleged sex offender’s request for new lawyer in decade-old case
Eric Bard, formerly of Sidney, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting a 4-year-old in 2011 and 2012. The conviction was later overturned, and he now faces a new trial.
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Judge denies request to reduce $100,000 bail for former sheriff’s deputy charged with assault
Daniel Ross, 29, of West Gardiner was indicted in October on 15 charges alleging he abused and sexually assaulted his wife.