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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PublishedMay 27, 2019
Indictments charge 22 people with drug trafficking in Augusta
A Kennebec County grand jury charges both Maine and out-of-state residents.
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PublishedMay 24, 2019
Jury rules Augusta officer did not use excessive force in 2015 shooting of man who held knife
Augusta police Officer Laura Drouin, who shot and injured then-Riverview patient Jason Begin in a 2015 confrontation, was cleared Friday in a federal civil lawsuit.
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PublishedMay 21, 2019
Windsor man sentenced to 3 years in prison for chase that ended in Whitefield
Wesley A. Glidden, 35, told a judge he hopes to get treatment for his addiction to drugs.
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PublishedMay 20, 2019
Kennebec County DA admonished for meeting with judge
Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, was accused of misconduct for a 2014 meeting with a judge, at his request, which resulted in a conviction being overturned.
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PublishedMay 17, 2019
Psychiatric patient who killed father allowed to move into Augusta group home
A judge says he’ll approve a request from a Riverview Psychiatric Center patient found not criminally responsible for the 1995 killing of his father to move to a group home in Augusta.
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PublishedMay 15, 2019
Driver convicted of manslaughter after striking, killing Augusta man, seeks new trial
Andrew P. Bilodeau was convicted of manslaughter last year for driving into and killing Emile Morin as he walked, in a crosswalk, across Northern Avenue in Augusta after a church supper.
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PublishedMay 14, 2019
Ex-couple’s dog custody dispute before Maine Supreme Court tests idea that pets are just property
A Bangor woman appealed a lower court decision granting custody of Honey to her former partner. Her attorney told justices Tuesday that courts have the authority to consider all factors in a pet custody case.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
Former Litchfield Fair treasurer in court on theft charge
Fair officials say more than $120,000 in fair funds went missing.
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PublishedMay 10, 2019
Two officers dismissed from lawsuit in police shooting that left 2 dead in Vassalboro
Three officers were named in the wrongful-death lawsuit by the mother of an Oakland woman who was killed by police as they sought to arrest her boyfriend, who was armed and a suspect in a home invasion.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Kennebec County DA faces disciplinary hearing for allegedly discussing child rape case with judge
District Attorney Maeghan Maloney allegedly talked about Eric Bard’s case with Superior Court Justice Donald Marden without defense counsel present, resulting in a mistrial.
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