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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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Court hearings underway for Sidney man convicted of child rape, but granted new trial
Eric Bard, 29, convicted of gross sexual assault and sentenced to 50 years in prison, won a new trial after the state’s highest court threw out his conviction because a judge discussed the case with the district attorney without the defense present.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Manchester to leave longstanding, six-town mutual aid pact
Manchester officials to seek new mutual aid agreements, with mostly new towns, to help fight fires, as the town quits its 45-year membership in the Lakes Region Mutual Aid group.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Kennebec Journal September 28 police log
IN AUGUSTA, Saturday at 7:39 a.m., a disturbance was reported on Boothby Street. 10:51 a.m., theft was reported on Cony Street. 12:48 p.m. a disturbance was reported on Bangor Street. 12:58 p.m., theft was reported on Community Drive. 1:47 p.m., criminal trespass was reported on Jeff Gagnon Way. 2:29 p.m., theft was reported on Western […]
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2019
Monmouth Applefest celebrates fresh fruit, old times
Annual event helps raise funds to operate the Monmouth Museum.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2019
Fire guts Hallowell apartment building
Tenants of a Maple Street fire were able to escape unharmed, but Hallowell’s fire chief was taken to the hospital to be evaluated.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2019
No jail time for Augusta woman who cut ex-boyfriend with knife
Kiana Green, convicted of aggravated assault, a felony, to serve three years probation and perform community service.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2019
West Gardiner man sentenced to 90 days for sexual contact with teen
Kenneth D. Marquis, 61, was found guilty of unlawful sexual contact Wednesday.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Litchfield man indicted on kidnapping, domestic violence charges in wake of August manhunt
A Kennebec County Grand Jury also indicted a 16-year-old boy on murder and conspiracy to commit murder charges related to the 2018 killing of his mother, also in Litchfield.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
As work piles up at Augusta landfill, officials to consider hiring new director
A position overseeing operations at Hatch Hill landfill has been vacant since the former administrator was promoted to public works director in 2011.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2019
Former worker at Fairfield school for at-risk youths sentenced for sexually assaulting student, 15
Tia Rousseau, 31, sexually assaulted a then-15-year-old at a Waterville hotel while authorities searched for the student missing from the Good Will-Hinckley school.
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