A proposal to covert the former big-box store on Western Avenue into a self-storage facility has prompted conversations about how to reuse large, empty retail spaces.
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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Lewiston man died of gunshot wound to chest in shooting at Augusta towing company
The death of Tyler Morin, 36, has been classified as a homicide by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Augusta sewage testing shows area’s highest coronavirus count in two years
A May 11 sample of wastewater collected by Greater Augusta Utility District showed a spike in the prevalence of the virus that causes COVID-19.
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Augusta man who was shot last month by guard pleads not guilty to assault on federal official
Derik Broox Wight, 41, is being held by federal officials for allegedly attacking a security officer April 20 at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta.
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Richmond couple loses home and cat to fire but escapes uninjured
Firefighters from seven departments responded to the early-morning fire Tuesday on Beedle Road.
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Former Augusta mental health worker sentenced for sexual abuse of client
Wayne O. Draper, 57, of Pittston pleads no contest to Class D misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching.
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Watch: Fire destroys 122-year-old Farmingdale house under renovation to be sold
The Northern Avenue home, owned by John Jaques of Keller Williams Realty, was under renovation and nearing completion as a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home.
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Sheriff’s deputy killed last year among Maine officers honored at Augusta memorial
Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Gross was investigating a crash when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in Trenton on Sept. 23, 2021, and he is now among the names on the memorial.
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Colonial Theater to host its first show in 53 years in downtown Augusta
Las Vegas magician and mind reader Kent Axell, who grew up in Manchester, to lift curtain Friday for the first ticketed public performance at the historic theater since it closed in 1969.
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Waterville man pleads guilty to murdering mother of his children
Nicholas P. Lovejoy admitted to the murder of Melissa Sousa in Waterville in 2019. His sentence will be capped at 45 years.