Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and towns of Manchester and Windsor, 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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PublishedDecember 9, 2020
Augusta board votes to ban medical marijuana sales from campers
An Augusta caregiver who sought to sell medical marijuana from his camper-trailer is now seeking a permanent location to open a business.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
Augusta child care program partially closed; 20 city staff in quarantine
About 20 city employees are currently in quarantine due to potential exposure to COVID-19.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2020
Augusta courthouse reopens to public
The Capital Judicial Center, closed for about two weeks after at least three employees tested positive for COVID-19, was back open Monday.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Augusta courthouse remains closed as another two employees test positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center is expected to remain closed to the public all week due to a lack of staff. It is slated to reopen to the public Monday, Dec. 7.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2020
Courts in Augusta to remain closed due to lack of staff after worker tested positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center closed to the public last week and is expected to remain shut down until Monday, Dec. 7.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Augusta courthouse closed after employee tests positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center was closed to the public Tuesday and Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2020
China woman thought she was bailing out a relative. It was an $18,000 scam.
Police say a small, clean-cut man in a black Cadillac Escalade with New York plates picked the cash up from the woman.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2020
Following proposal to sell medical marijuana from RV, Augusta puts temporary ban in place
Augusta officials enacted a moratorium while they consider a permanent ban on retail sales from vehicles.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Police identify couple found dead in Richmond apartment
Dana Shulman and Robin Bowler were found deceased in their apartment, but police have given no more information about the nature of their deaths.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2020
Police find two dead after responding to incident in downtown Richmond
State and local police found a male and female, whom they’re not identifying, Monday, and members of the Major Crimes Unit of the Maine State Police are investigating.
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