City councilors cold to proposal to regulate murals, but direct city attorney to recommend changes to city regulations to ensure hate symbols and other offensive images or words can’t be placed on building walls visible to the public.
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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Augusta seeks to break record for most Elvis impersonators
At least 896 fully costumed, sideburn-donning Elvises will have to sing “Hound Dog” in unison on Tuesday to top the existing record set in North Carolina.
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Maine man who is charged with assaulting officers lashes out when judge orders psych evaluation
Brent Elisens, who faces charges of assaulting three state troopers in a 2021 roadside incident, was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation after he asked to represent himself in court.
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Police say public is not at risk after man killed in Augusta
A neighbor said it’s hard not to worry after a 34-year-old man was found dead Friday night on Old Belgrade Road.
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Swastikas, racial slurs spray painted at Augusta’s Mill Park
Police are investigating the vandalism as a felony act and, potentially, a hate crime.
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Death of Augusta man found on side of road investigated as homicide
Tyler Robinson, 34, was found dead Friday night on Old Belgrade Road in Augusta.
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Augusta to ramp up police presence downtown after merchants say uptick in crime is causing fear
Officers to be paid overtime to patrol the Water Street area while city councilors weigh whether to fund a new full-time position.
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Former nurse accused of restraining patient at Waterville facility pleads to misdemeanor
The family of Daniel H. Crommett, who died 2 days after the former nurse allegedly restrained him, said the plea deal and sentence does not reflect the treatment their loved one endured.
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Winslow man sentenced to 11 years for sexually assaulting child
Nicholas Eldredge, 29, of Winslow, pleaded guilty to a charge of gross sexual assault Tuesday.
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Readfield man who feuded with town for nearly a decade dies in single-car crash
Robert Bittar, 82, was killed days after withdrawing his latest lawsuit against the town.