Jared Mills, the city’s police chief since 2018, is now also Augusta’s assistant city manager and will split his time between roles.
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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Cooking fire deemed cause of Augusta blaze that destroyed home
The Sunday fire, which displaced three tenants, was ruled an accident by investigators.
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Augusta’s $5.2 million borrowing proposal, including key city projects, will go to a March vote
City councilors recently approved borrowing $750,000 for capital improvement projects, voters will be asked to approve the borrowing of the additional funds.
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Lawyers for Waterville man accused of murder seek to suppress evidence from apartment where police saw blood
Nicholas P. Lovejoy is charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Melissa Sousa at their Waterville apartment.
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Augusta’s Lithgow Public Library to reopen after sprinkler break forces closure
Library at 45 Winthrop St. closed Tuesday and Wednesday after sprinkler head freezes.
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Icy Augusta roads send Hussey Elementary students to Cony until roads made safe
Officials decided the roads to Hussey were too dangerously icy for school buses Tuesday morning and opted to take kids to another school until they could be salted and sanded more.
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Augusta’s parking requirements hinder housing development, official says
City’s restrictions on mobile homes and parks could also be obstacle to creation of new affordable housing at a time when more is needed.
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Battle for Bomazeen: Officials worry Belgrade youth camp could be sold before lawsuit is resolved
Even as a purchase-and-sale agreement is in place to sell the 330-acre camp, a lawsuit challenges the selling rights of The Pine Tree Council of Boy Scouts of America.
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Augusta Civic Center to open as daytime warming center for weekend as cold temps, winds, return
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory, with temperatures as low as minus 30 degrees expected.
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Caribou man pleads guilty to driving into trooper, whose leg was amputated as a result, in high-speed chase
Trooper Mickael Nunez has since returned to full duty with Maine State Police following the incident involving Robert Belmain, who will spend 15 years in prison.