In addition to extending bans already in place, the City Council on Thursday prohibited sales of medical marijuana in residential areas.
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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State psychiatric center on track to regain federal certification – and funding – it lost 5 years ago
The state is notified that Riverview is in substantial compliance with conditions for Medicare reimbursement, which is worth about $20 million a year.
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Central Maine communities try to combat recycling misuse
Steps local communities are taking to keep nonrecyclable items out of collection bins are in response to dramatic changes in the international market for recyclable materials.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine
Family donates another $100,000 to help restore Augusta’s Colonial Theater
A total of $1 million, of an $8 million goal, has been raised to fund the project.
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Re-enactors of Arnold Expedition battle bateaux – those leaky and unstable boats
They re-create the brutal 1775 journey from Augusta to Quebec.
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Bumper crop of squirrels takes a bite out of Maine apple harvest
But many orchards say they can absorb the rodent damage, as well as after-effects of a dry summer.
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Dumping of too many non-recyclables spells the end of a Maine town’s program
Manchester will end its program, while Augusta will move one recycling container to a more visible location.
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Augusta council to consider zone change for 250 apartments off Civic Center Drive
Developer says the apartments would be marketed to medical workers.
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Paintings left to Augusta by native Maine artist worth $500,000
Officials say the historic works of art, now displayed at city center, were appraised by a Boston appraiser who has worked on ‘Antiques Roadshow.’
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Majority of Augusta councilors lean toward banning medical pot caregivers in residential zones
The operations would be allowed in commercial and other nonresidential zones, but some caregivers already operating out of their homes in neighborhoods could be forced out.