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
November 7, 2018

Augusta voters approve $1.6 million bond for streets, sidewalks

The proposed $1,567,000 bond was approved by voters, 5,227-2,153, according to unofficial results released Wednesday morning.
Published
November 4, 2018

High wind knocks out power across central Maine, traffic signals in Augusta

Nearly 40,000 Central Maine Power customers lost power during storm Saturday night.
Published
November 4, 2018

About 6,600 still without power across Maine after ‘intense’ windstorm

That’s down from about 80,000 outages at the peak of the storm, which included wind gusts of up to 50 mph before it wound down late Saturday night.
Published
November 3, 2018

World War I sacrifices of Mainers go digital

Maine State Library, Museum and Archives officials invited people to bring in war mementoes for scanning so that the public would be able to see many of them online.
Published
November 2, 2018

‘We have work to do’: Augusta rabbi calls on interfaith community to act, not just pray

About 200 people attended Shabbat services to support the Jewish community in wake of the Pittsburgh synsagogue shootings.
Published
November 1, 2018

$1.6 million bond would fund road projects in Augusta

Commercial, Columbia and Cony streets are due for improvement.
Published
October 30, 2018

Augusta area Muslims march in support of Jewish community

The event, held to join Jews in their grief about fatal shootings at a Pittsburgh synagogue, coincided with the Shia Muslim observance of Arba’een.
Published
October 29, 2018

Central Maine Jewish community reflects on theme of ‘welcoming’ after Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Community shabbat services will be held Friday in Augusta and Waterville as members of the Jewish faith and others mourn the loss of 11 people in the deadliest attack on Jews in the history of the U.S.
Published
October 26, 2018

Augusta would need four more staffers to dispatch for county, officials say

The Augusta city manager warns that area communities might not be willing to pick up the additional cost of that service — roughly an extra $4,000 to $5,000, on top of the current $20,000 to $25,000.
Published
October 26, 2018

Body recovered by divers searching Kennebec River for missing Richmond boater

Mark Johnston, 64, was reported overdue at 9:21 p.m. Thursday after he had gone out onto the river with plans to take his boat from a mooring on the river to the Richmond town docks, authorities said.