Keith Edwards

Kennebec Journal

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.

Latest

Published
July 2, 2024

Gov. Mills sued over alleged violation of Freedom of Access Act

The lawsuit, from the editor of a conservative media outlet, seeks the release of information regarding Gov. Mill’s schedule during the December storm that wreaked havoc in Maine.
Published
June 21, 2024

Augusta to use opiate settlement funds to pay for mental health worker on police calls

The worker would be hired by the city in the hopes of connecting people with substance use disorder with help.
Published
June 16, 2024

Fayette residents agree to spend $15,000 in town money on Starling Hall

Some residents argued town funds should not be spent on restoring the 1879 building, the oldest building built as a Grange Hall in Maine.
Published
June 14, 2024

Watch: Mainers invited to design new version of old state flag in contest ahead of November vote

Voters will be asked this fall whether Maine should change its official state flag from the current one based on the state seal to a simpler, pine tree design dating to 1901.
Published
May 26, 2024

Augusta officials move closer to $18.2 million expansion of Hatch Hill landfill

Councilors are also considering restrictions on the landfill’s use to further lengthen the lifespan of the city-owned landfill.
Published
May 24, 2024

Lewiston woman charged with murder in death of Litchfield man

The body of Gerald Marin, 90, was discovered in his Litchfield home on May 18.
Published
May 24, 2024

Former Augusta American Eagle employee sues company after being fired, alleging discrimination

Allison Kurasz says she was discriminated against because she’s a lesbian and has a disability, a finding that was supported by a Maine Human Rights Commission investigator’s report after the company ignored requests for evidence.
Published
May 22, 2024

Advocates at Augusta hearing urge federal officials to order removal of dams on the Kennebec River

A Federal Energy Regulatory Commission report recommends relicensing four dams between Waterville and Skowhegan, over the objections of residents who say the dams are killing fish and harming the environment.
Published
May 19, 2024

Augusta councilors decline to take action on resolution seeking cease-fire in Gaza, Israel

Some residents express fears that taking a stand in Middle East conflict could create divisions in the community.
Published
May 10, 2024

Troy woman dies after Unity Township crash

A 72-year-old woman was extricated from her car with serious injuries and taken by ambulance to Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, where she died of injuries suffered in the crash.

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