All 540 employees are expected to retain their jobs after the $112 million 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 ordinance would ban boarded-up windows
The proposed ordinance would also mandate keeping utilities on in occupied buildings. The city has discovered a number of occupied properties where the water has been turned off.
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Warm hearts take cold plunge in Winthrop for Special Olympics
They came as families, they came as teams, they even came dressed as superheroes to jump into Maranacook Lake.
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State rejects all bids to develop massive office building in Augusta
A spokesman says the projects wouldn’t have saved the state any money.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Killer’s attorney claims racial comment prejudiced jury in Augusta trial
Stephen Smith says the prosecutor’s description of Justin Pillsbury as a ‘green-eyed monster’ was prejudicial.
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Augusta forum tackles opiate abuse crisis
Organizers hope attendees of Wednesday’s meeting will focus on taking action.
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Rabid raccoon prompts safety concerns
A 73-year-old woman was bitten in Augusta, but animals in other cities show signs of the disease.
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Augusta officials close apartment building with no water, partial heat
The building’s owner is in Florida, and tenants tell the code enforcement officer that they were offered a rent reduction because of the lack of utilities.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine
Great guns! Monmouth’s mock Wild West town can be yours for $1.3 million
Purgatory Ridge comes with a saloon, general store, post office, stables, church – and a jail and gallows.
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Augusta parents say suspension from school, athletics for smoking too severe, ineffective
School policy now requires the same discipline for cigarette smoking as for heroin use.