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
October 10, 2018

Tanks a million: Sewage, stormwater tank approved in Augusta

The 1 million-gallon tank, to be located just behind the city’s East Side Boat Landing, will prevent sewage from flowing into Kennebec River.
Published
October 8, 2018

Million-gallon storage tank near Augusta riverfront up for review

The tank is proposed to help prevent overflows of sewage into the Kennebec River.
Published
October 5, 2018

At Augusta’s Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine, actor cites slavery as predecessor to sexual harassment, exploitation in U.S.

Roger Guenveur Smith, who has appeared in numerous Spike Lee films, is in Maine doing research for a one-man show about Anne Frank’s father, Otto.
Published
October 4, 2018

Marketplace at Augusta gets zoning changes approved to allow brew pubs, distilleries, warehousing

Businessman Roger Pomerleau said retail businesses would continue to be the dominant activity in the area.
Published
October 2, 2018

Councilors to consider zoning change for Marketplace at Augusta

Developer Roger Pomerleau wants the change to allow brew pubs, distilleries and light manufacturing businesses to operate at the complex.
Published
October 1, 2018

Advocates donate another $100K to help restore Augusta’s Colonial Theater

A total of $1 million, of an $8 million goal, has been raised to fund the project.
Published
September 30, 2018

Augusta Buddy Walk raises funds, awareness for Down syndrome

The Augusta event raised more than $28,000 this year, more than any of the previous Buddy Walks in Maine, according to Jen Greslick, president of the Maine Down Syndrome Network.
Published
September 29, 2018

Watch: Old Fort Western re-enactors in Augusta find new bateaux just as unfit at Benedict Arnold’s

Displaying the heavy, leaky, unsteady boats was part of the point of explaining how Arnold’s 17785 March to Quebec was such an arduous undertaking.
Published
September 28, 2018

Augusta Unitarian Universalist minister taking exchange trip across the pond

The Rev. Carie Johnson will spend October in Wales, while a Welsh minister, the Rev. Alun Dafis, will serve as minister here for the month.
Published
September 25, 2018

Central Maine apple crop weathers dry spell, squirrel surge

With apples in peak season, some orchard owners say the fruit looks good, if maybe a little small.