A May 11 sample of wastewater collected by Greater Augusta Utility District showed a spike in the prevalence of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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 Government, Maine, News
Augusta councilors eye new plans for prioritizing affordable housing as top city goal
Goals for the year, just approved by the Augusta City Council, also include expanding ways to help people with substance use disorder, revitalizing Sand Hill, improving pedestrian safety, and solving the problem of Hatch Hill landfill filling up.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta man to serve 2 years in prison for assault of woman in vehicle
Christopher M. Good pleaded no contest to several charges, including reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and terrorizing in addition to the assault charges.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man who was shot last month by guard pleads not guilty to assault on federal official
Derik Broox Wight, 41, is being held by federal officials for allegedly attacking a security officer April 20 at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Police: Readfield man arrested after allegedly punching woman, breaking facial bones
The victim required immediate eye surgery due to fractured orbital bones and a broken nose from the alleged assault, police said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Richmond couple loses home and cat to fire but escapes uninjured
Firefighters from seven departments responded to the early-morning fire Tuesday on Beedle Road.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Augusta to pay city employees COVID-19 cash bonus
The city will use about $163,000 of its roughly $1 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to reward employees for service in the pandemic.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Former Augusta mental health worker sentenced for sexual abuse of client
Wayne O. Draper, 57, of Pittston pleads no contest to Class D misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching.
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Watch: Fire destroys 122-year-old Farmingdale house under renovation to be sold
The Northern Avenue home, owned by John Jaques of Keller Williams Realty, was under renovation and nearing completion as a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Pittston felon caught with meth and guns pleads guilty to trafficking
Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agents arranged to buy drugs from another man whom they pulled over in a car driven by Tyrel Cox in 2020.