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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PublishedAugust 17, 2018
Director of Augusta’s Lithgow Public Library retires after 28 years
Elizabeth Pohl’s relentless advocacy for a high-quality library in the city culminated in 2016 with the renovation and expansion of the original building erected in 1896.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2018
Augusta homeless shelter looking forward to expansion, saying ‘no’ less often
The Bread of Life Ministries is raising funds to build an addition with room for 14 more people.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2018
Volunteers spruce up Augusta’s Howard Hill
They hope to transform the 164-acre property into a ‘historic forest park’ with better marked trails and improved public access.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2018
Shortage of state dispatchers is putting public safety at risk, union says
Dispatchers say they are ‘deeply concerned about the failure to recruit and retain staff.’
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PublishedJuly 16, 2018
No two ways about it: Augusta divided on traffic flow
City councilors are set to vote Thursday on a plan to make a section of Water Street two-way.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2018
Augusta councilors hear strategies to battle grub infestation
Many city parks and other properties have had grass eaten from the roots up.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Beetle grubs leaving Augusta grassless
City officials are weighing how to attack the problem, which is affecting parks, cemeteries, major intersections and public grounds.
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PublishedJune 24, 2018
New owner has grand vision for former church property in Augusta
Adam F. Turner plans to convert St. Mark’s parish hall into apartments, its rectory into residential housing or a bed-and-breakfast, and the church into a community space.
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PublishedJune 17, 2018
Fire destroys barn, heavily damages home in Gardiner
An investigator will arrive Monday to try to determine the cause of the blaze.
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PublishedJune 10, 2018
Augusta voters consider changes to city charter
One change would eliminate the requirement that a charter review commission be formed every 10 years.
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