Two companies say they’re moving forward with their plans to build their natural gas pipelines to supply the Kennebec Valley.
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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Fight over who gets Augusta pipeline deal heads to court
Maine Natural Gas and Summit Natural Gas have been battling over who will serve Kennebec Valley.
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Augusta may limit personal harvest of firewood
How much wood can a wood cutter cut before a wood cutter is a commercial cutter cutting wood?
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Sisters recall mill town life for video historical project
The DVD of their reminiscences will help preserve the history of manufacturing in Augusta.
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Three ‘huzzahs’ for U.S. Constitution’s birthday
American Revolution re-enactors fly flags and raise an army at Old Fort Western in Augusta.
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Maine throws out its multi-million natural gas award
The state has thrown out its award of a gas pipeline project to a company with ties to Central Maine Power because the state’s bid system was flawed and unfair, an appeals panel has ruled.
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C-SPAN documentaries to spotlight Augusta’s history
C-SPAN film crews in three distinctive blue vehicles will hit historical and literary hot spots in the city and surrounding area this week.
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Augusta’s history and literary life subject of C-SPAN program
“Augusta has a remarkable and broad history, one that goes right back to” the Plymouth Colony and the Pilgrims who helped found this nation, the state historian says.
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Maine man who killed 2 nuns moving to group home
Mark Bechard was committed to a state psychiatric hospital after killing two elderly nuns and injuring two others in 1996.
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Augusta’s State Street slated for lane reduction
AUGUSTA — Could two travel lanes be better, and safer, than four?