Keith Edwards

Kennebec Journal

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.

Latest

Published
May 27, 2019

22 alleged drug traffickers indicted in Augusta

Numerous people, both local and out-of-state residents, were indicted on drug trafficking charges by a Kennebec County grand jury.
Published
May 24, 2019

Jury rules Augusta officer did not use excessive force in 2015 shooting of man who held knife

Augusta police Officer Laura Drouin, who shot and injured then-Riverview patient Jason Begin in a 2015 confrontation, was cleared Friday in a federal civil lawsuit.
Published
May 23, 2019

Augusta proposal would step up regulation of home-based businesses

The proposal would ban any new automobile repair businesses operating out of homes and require the owners of existing such shops to obtain a city license.
Published
May 22, 2019

Augusta councilors to weigh medical marijuana rules

City officials propose to regulate and establish a licensing system for medical marijuana.
Published
May 22, 2019

Livermore Falls man arrested for alleged child sex assault in Mount Vernon

The incident allegedly took place in 2017 or 2018 and involved a girl younger than age of 12.
Published
May 21, 2019

Two sentenced for drug trafficking in Augusta

In separate cases, William Seabron and Randy Otero-Sanchez were each sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday.
Published
May 21, 2019

Windsor man sentenced to 3 years in prison for chase that ended in Whitefield

Wesley A. Glidden, 35, told a judge he hopes to get treatment for his addiction to drugs.
Published
May 20, 2019

Kennebec County DA admonished for meeting with judge

Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, was accused of misconduct for a 2014 meeting with a judge, at his request, which resulted in a conviction being overturned.
Published
May 17, 2019

Psychiatric patient who killed father allowed to move into Augusta group home

A judge says he’ll approve a request from a Riverview Psychiatric Center patient found not criminally responsible for the 1995 killing of his father to move to a group home in Augusta.
Published
May 16, 2019

Waterville man sentenced to 3 years for trafficking in crack, fentanyl, heroin

Philip Bussiere, 55, admitted to police he drove a New York man around to sell drugs, and people also came to his residence to buy drugs.