The resident awakes to black smoke and is able to get out.
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.
Augusta fined $7,000 over workplace safety
The state Department of Labor conducted the in-depth study and found 143 safety violations in Maine’s capital city.
Winthrop firm recommended for $11 million library project
J.F. Scott Construction awaits Augusta City Council approval to undertake the Lithgow Public Library renovation and expansion.
One lane reopens on I-95 in Augusta
A tractor-trailer wreck spilled diesel fuel and took out a guardrail Sunday night.
One lane reopens following tractor-trailer crash on I-95 in Augusta
The city utilities district has shut down one drinking water well below the Bond Brook overpass as a precaution following reports that diesel fuel may have leaked from the wreck.
Oakland man charged twice over weekend for illegal driving
Steven Gillespie, 44, was stopped twice by the same state police trooper.
State to realign offramp at interstate’s Exit 109B
Construction could begin the last week in April, and traffic will be redirected to nearby Exit 109A.
Inmate, 64, dies in cell at Kennebec County Jail
The Waterville man, who was charged with criminal trespass, appears to have had a medical problem.
Augusta council inclined to back rail service study
A rail enthusiast says trains could bring money and development, as well as passengers, to the state capital.
Augusta rail service proposal back before City Council
Advocates for the return of passenger trains to the capital city say they are prepared to lobby federal officials for money.