Two-story brick building on the edge of Mill Park is to be converted into a restaurant.
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Suspect who was shot, arrested at Muskie Federal Building identified as Augusta man
Derik Broox Wight, 41, is charged with assaulting federal officer.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
FBI: Guard shoots man armed with knife at Muskie Federal Building in Augusta
Officials say man with knife assaulted a guard at the building and was then shot and taken to MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Restaurant proposal for last Edwards mill building in Augusta would involve $1 sale from city to developers
Proposal would bring a restaurant, and maybe not the initially proposed wine bar and tapas eatery, to the Northern Avenue site.
Posted inLocal & State, Uncategorized
Sunrise services in central Maine usher in Easter Sunday
Worshippers at early morning gatherings along the Kennebec River in Gardiner and Waterville celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead, share their hope.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Vendors, musicians, support Ukrainian refugees at Augusta event
Some Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn county have been arriving in Maine, and others are on their way.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta officials praise new police station design, but concerns linger over timing and cost
As the cost of oil and some building supplies and other goods escalate, the city plans to build a new Augusta Police Station off Willow Street within the $20.5 million approved by voters.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Suspended Kennebec County official pleads no contest to sexual assault of female inmate
Initially charged with three counts of gross sexual assault, James Saucier, 60, of Belgrade pleads no contest to lesser charges related to incidents involving a female inmate he supervised.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Waterville woman pleads guilty to reduced charge in stabbing of two people
Jessica Byrn-Francisco pleaded guilty Tuesday to a misdemeanor charge of reckless conduct in court as part of a deal with the prosecution to drop felony-level charges.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Kennebec-Somerset county district attorney was mentored as a student by Ketanji Brown Jackson
Maeghan Maloney attended Harvard Law School with Ketanji Brown Jackson, the newly-confirmed Supreme Court justice whom she described as brilliant, kind and someone willing to answer tough questions.