An at-large spot on the school board has been vacant since Jennifer Dumond resigned in October.
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
New Augusta mayor vows to maintain ‘positive, respectful tone’ while working for city improvements
Mayor Mark O’Brien and city councilors and school board members elected in November took their oaths of office on Thursday.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Car slides off icy road, down embankment and into Bond Brook in Augusta
Rescuers say driver escapes overturned car without injury.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine, News
Outgoing Augusta mayor says city now has positive attitude, image
Mayor David Rollins leaving office after first joining the Augusta City Council in 2006, as Mark O’Brien becomes the city’s new mayor.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Identified by tipster and ex-boyfriend, woman charged in October robbery of Big Apple in Augusta
Kiara E. Lewis, 29, arrested Monday by Gardiner police on an Augusta police warrant. She allegedly threatened a convenience store clerk, then fleeing with $200 and a pack of cigarettes.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Jefferson man crashes car into birdhouse, marsh after fleeing New Year’s Eve traffic stop, police say
Dakota R. Peaslee, 21, of Jefferson, fled police and crashed into a fence in Bristol, authorities said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Recent grand jury indictments include Augusta man on aggravated assault charge
Dozens of area residents were indicted on charges by Kennebec County Grand Jury last week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta woman charged with hitting police cruiser, then crashing, during high-speed chase
Police pursued Katelynn Marie McLaughlin after she drove by an accident scene because she was wanted on a warrant, authorities said.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime, News
Waterville woman who is a high school teacher indicted on charges of assault, endangering her child
Karina A. Beadling, 39, a Mount View High School teacher, was indicted on several charges stemming from an October confrontation in Waterville.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, News
Vertical expansion the ‘cheapest’ option as Augusta’s Hatch Hill landfill runs out of room
A consultant’s report lays out several options for what the city could do as the landfill is expected to be full in five years.