Even during COVID-19 pandemic, community meal not short on volunteers.
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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Icy storm forces cancellations, slickens roads across central Maine
Mixed precipitation was expected to be followed by colder temperatures heading into the holiday weekend.
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Augusta Warming Center closes this week over COVID-19 case
Bridging the Gap is closed for the week for in-person services but remains open, by phone, for help finding resources.
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Augusta affordable housing proposal approved, despite opposition from some neighbors
Officials say lack of affordable housing is driving some families and senior citizens into homelessness.
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Some hospital workers raise alarms over lack of dedicated COVID-19 paid sick time
Nurses at MaineGeneral that get sick with COVID-19 and miss work must use their earned time off to be paid, officials said.
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Solar farm approved for Augusta State Airport property after plan is changed to avoid recreation area
Approval comes after developers and state officials revise plan to no longer require overhead power lines on Tall Pines Way, through part of the Bond Brook Recreation Area.
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In response to concerns, Augusta Housing Authority modifies 34-unit proposal near Hodgkins property
Some neighbors say the project, even as revised, would take up too much green space.
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Augusta, Waterville groups look to join forces to provide shelter for homeless people this winter
With an arrangement with a Waterville hotel set to expire before winter’s end, officials are considering seeking a regional approach to house people who are homeless in an Augusta hotel.
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Augusta nonprofit home updates mission to help more female veterans
Betsy Ann Ross House of Hope to host support group for female veterans who have endured sexual harassment and assault.
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Anson woman convicted for role in drive-by shootings in Waterville area says man drugged her
Michelle N. Luce said she was forced to take drugs and confess to police she was the driver, by Dana S. Dasilva, who has already been sentenced in connection with the shootings.