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.

Maine

Augusta trust buys property despite lack of bond funds

by Keith Edwards October 15, 2015October 15, 2015

Howard Hill, 164 acres near the State House, was purchased partly with a bank loan.

Maine

Augusta forum addresses hungry, homeless children

by Keith Edwards October 13, 2015October 13, 2015

Over 50 percent of students at five Augusta schools receive free or reduced-price lunches.

Maine, News

Augusta faces crisis of unfit rental units

by Keith Edwards October 10, 2015

Since 2013 nearly 500 rental units, more than one-tenth of the city’s rental housing stock, have been destroyed or could be lost to fire damage or safety code violations, a trend described as “staggering” by the city’s housing authority.

Maine, News