With instructors, they also fly remote-control aircraft at the University of Maine at Augusta.
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 proposes drug diversion program
The idea is to get addicts caught with possession into treatment instead of the criminal justice system.
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Quarry firms fear closing over tighter rules
The proposed blasting ordinance change is fueled by a dispute with residents of a nearby neighborhood.
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Trump tops Clinton in Maine’s student mock election
The students also vote down a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana.
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Augusta shop owner left store’s trove with his church before he died
Loved ones recall Levi ‘Sonny’ Chavarie as a generous friend and father.
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Augusta board approves rehab facility next to Riverview
The 21-bed group home would be built next to the state psychiatric hospital and would handle mentally ill patients who have committed crimes.
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Augusta, Winthrop water utilities consider new regional council
The proposed new Central Maine Water Council could help the two utility districts deal with areas where they have some overlap with each other
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Convicted Winthrop embezzler accused of welfare fraud
Tricia Day, who took money from a church where she worked, is indicted on charges of lying about her income in order to receive benefits.
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Augusta teen honors late grandmother with breast cancer fundraising race
The first Miles Across Maine, held Saturday, raises $4,500.
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Two men accused in shootout indicted on attempted murder charges
The altercation in a Wal-Mart parking lot ended when armed bystanders intervened.