A new exhibition at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta will feature work of 72 photographers.
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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Kennebec Land Trust hears proposal for ‘green’ cemetery
The organization sees the idea as another way to conserve land by managing it responsibly.
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Birches, baskets and booths beckon at Winthrop Sidewalk Arts Festival
The annual event is in its 31st year.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Beetle grubs leaving Augusta grassless
City officials are weighing how to attack the problem, which is affecting parks, cemeteries, major intersections and public grounds.