The Augusta center, where hundreds of residents escape from the cold and socialize, opens for the winter in a location that is for sale.
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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Augusta council will discuss new moratorium on recreational pot sales
A voter-approved law allowing marijuana sales statewide could go into effect as early as February.
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Augusta’s first motorized firetruck, former owner reunited
The 1917 engine will be will be the centerpiece of a small museum, which will be built at the Hartford Station.
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Man struck by car in Augusta crosswalk dies of injuries
The 81-year-old victim was hit while crossing Northern Avenue near St. Augustine Catholic Church.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, Nation & World
Volunteers in Augusta pack meals to feed the hungry in 70 countries
Hundreds meet at Cony High School to help a Christian nonprofit in its goal of providing more than 100,000 meals.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Lessons’ from 1998 improved storm response, CMP says
The Maine utility expects all power restored a week after Monday’s storm; the ice storm wait was 23 days.
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Gardiner high school gym roof torn open by storm
Rain poured through a hole in the roof, soaking the gym floor, bleachers, walls and sports banners, school officials said.
Posted inBusiness
Augusta shopping plaza sells for $15 million
The winning bid comes from the lender that already held the debt, LNR Partners of Florida.
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Western Kennebec County towns look for ways to keep farmers on farms
After Winslow successfully launched a similar program, Manchester, Winthrop and Monmouth are looking for ways to lower taxes or protect farmland so it doesn’t get developed.
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Augusta farmers market vendors hope to pack meeting on zone change
Their customers will be encouraged on Tuesday to show support that night for the market’s move to a winter location.