Family members of the late Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and Vada-Leigh Peaslee say they are seeking justice and a change to how manslaughter charges are brought in Maine.
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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Augusta Civic Center to open as cooling center as heat worsens
Augusta, Richmond welcome people to three air-conditioned buildings.
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Augusta animal shelter breaks ground for larger, more animal-friendly facility on farmland
Officials with the shelter, to be called Nancy Shuman Shelter on Leighton Road, is still working to reach $7.7 million fundraising goal to pay for construction.
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Augusta police officers, and a firefighter, who died in the line of duty memorialized with new signs
The emergency responders have been recognized with memorial signs erected at the Augusta locations where they were killed serving the community.
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Augusta council action on beleaguered Kennebec Arsenal property delayed again after feisty hearing
City officials estimate it could take $30 million to refurbish the historic but dilapidated property so it could be occupied again, but the property owner and would-be developer disputes many city claims.
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Sidney man enters insanity plea in second trial on decade-old sexual assault charges against a child
Eric Bard, 32, faces a second trial after his previous conviction was overturned by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court because the district court judge who presided over the first trial improperly met with the prosecution without a lawyer for the defense present.
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Fairfield man caught once again with child pornography sentenced to 7 years in prison, admonished by judge
Jeffrey C. White was on probation on previous child pornography charges and in sex offender counseling when police discovered he shared videos of children being sexually exploited, which a district court judge described as “real children being tortured.”
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Waterville contractor who scammed elderly customers pleads guilty to felony theft charge
Tony J. Glidden, owner of Mainely Roofing and Siding, took deposits for work he never did for more than 20 customers, stealing a total of $115,000 in what the court judge described as a “scheme to prey on some of the most vulnerable people in our society.”
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Augusta board recommends zone change for housing project, sparking larger question of Western Avenue’s future
The proposal to demolish a vacant building at 99 Western Ave. to make way for a new building with 11 studio apartments and 27 one-bedroom apartments is also sparking discussion about need to make the busy four-lane road safer for pedestrians and motorists.
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Man indicted on charges he stabbed Farmingdale man in stomach
Hector Rivera, 26, faces Class A charge of elevated aggravated assault and other charges, and is among those indicted recently by a Kennebec County grand jury.