Augusta will pay just under $2.4 million for the site, with a $900,000 payment from Hannaford helping fund the purchase.
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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Vassalboro man admits he stalked ex-girlfriend, stole her father’s ashes and her daughter’s geckos
Edward B. Robinson, 40, is expected to serve four years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to assault and terrorizing charges.
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Officers involved in deadly Augusta shelter shooting return to duty after internal investigation
An internal Augusta Police Department investigation into the shooting death of Dustin Paradis determined no corrective or disciplinary action was warranted.
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New Augusta animal shelter, with better space for animals and people, planned on about 75 acres
Kennebec Valley Humane Society gets a big donation from car-dealing family to start fundraising campaign to build a new facility off Leighton Road.
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Human remains found by hunter in Augusta area, authorities say
Police are investigating the origin of the skeletal remains that were discovered this past weekend.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Armed robbery suspect sought by police in Gardiner
A Big Apple store clerk was robbed at gunpoint last week, according to authorities.
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Firefighters extinguish shed fire before it spreads to Augusta house
Flames reported early Sunday afternoon at 99 Green St., officials say.
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As homelessness increases in Augusta, officials seek solutions
When Robin Oviatt was evicted earlier this year, the only shelter she could find was one she put together herself with a tent and pop-up canopies covered by a tarp.
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Augusta officials approve solar farm under new rules
The Church Hill Road project is to be built adjacent to an existing, 34-acre solar farm built by the same developer that drew concern from neighbors and passersby about its appearance.
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State proposal for solar project at Augusta State Airport draws concern over ‘terrible’ impact on woods
City officials are concerned power lines to site would ruin the pristine woods of the Bond Brook Recreation Area, where there are no power lines now.