Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and towns of Manchester and Windsor, 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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PublishedOctober 7, 2014
Augusta technical center could add drafting class
The class was dropped two years ago when the school couldn’t find an instructor.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2014
Backers call Question 2 key to natural resources
Supporters at a news conference call for passage of the $8 million bond.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2014
Kennebec Valley YMCA raffle to help Augusta library start a new chapter
If all 300 tickets sell for $100 each, Lithgow Public Library will get $10,000 toward its expansion costs.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2014
Augusta City council to consider memorial to institute’s dead
A group wants to ensure that 11,647 who died while they were patients of the Augusta Mental Health Institute are not forgotten.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2014
PepsiCo warehouse closings cost 100 jobs
But a spokeswoman says most employees in Augusta and Portland will be offered positions elsewhere.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2014
Augusta stabbing suspect arrested after standoff
Jason Boucher, 34, briefly held off police in a Cedar Street apartment before he was charged with elevated aggravated assault Monday night.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2014
Augusta sessions to offer training in mental health first aid
The goal is to give tenants and landlords the ability to recognize mental illness before an issue becomes a crisis.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2014
Richmond mother burns hands in kitchen fire, but escapes with infant
A neighbor calls the fire department after seeing smoke and the woman fleeing the home.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2014
Maine lawmaker arrested in alleged sexual encounter
State police arrested Rep. Brian L. Jones of Freedom on Monday night in a parking lot off the Maine Turnpike in West Gardiner.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2014
First Amendment museum seen at renovated Gannett House
The former Augusta residence of the late Maine publishing magnate has sat vacant since the State Planning Office relocated.
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