Bassam Khabieh, a Colby College fellow, spoke to a group at Cony High School on Monday about how he hopes his photos can be used to convict war crimes.
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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Wreaths Across America on way to Arlington with stops along the way
Hundreds greet the convoy Sunday during festivities at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Computer coding as child’s play at Saturday festival in Augusta
Maine Digital Festival seeks to interest, educate students in computer science and programming.
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Winthrop home destroyed by early morning fire
Firefighters from several towns assisted Winthrop department to battle the blaze for seven hours in single-digit temperatures.
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Augusta OKs temporary agreement giving family access to its property through public works site
The family living on Boothby Street is suing the city over the issue, saying it has been using a driveway across the city-owned land for 70 years.
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Amid snowy winter, helpers emerge to shovel out city’s elderly, disabled
Volunteers, including inmates and police, help shovel the walkways of elderly or disabled residents, who can also get a sand bucket delivered by the city.
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Augusta reaches tentative deal with family seeking to retain access to home through public works site
The agreement allows the family to cross the busy site during the day if they provide the city with advance notice.
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Augusta family could retain limited access to Boothby Street home
A proposed agreement, which still needs City Council approval, would allow the Poulin family to cross the city’s public works site on a limited basis.
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Augusta family sues city over access to oddly sited home
The route through the public works site they’ve used for decades is the only safe one, they say.
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Augusta school board rejects adding religious holidays to calendar
Despite community support for the proposed new policy, school board members said educators already work to accommodate students and the calendar is already full of events.