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
September 24, 2018

Zoning change approved, paving way for 250 new apartments in Augusta

The city is expected to change the allowance for development on the parcel off Civic Center Drive, which is being eyed for housing aimed at medical workers.
Published
September 16, 2018

Shut up and listen: Augusta nonprofit, and a statewide initiative, preserving Mainers’ stories before they’re gone

Keith Ludden, founder of Oral History and Folklife Research Inc., advises interviewers that narrators will ‘take you places you never knew about.’
Published
September 14, 2018

Augusta homeowners denied permission to use public works site for access

Boothby Street residents say they have been using a dirt road that cuts through the North Street facility for decades.
Published
September 11, 2018

Augusta councilors to consider core values, food sovereignty

Councilor Eric Lind thinks the ‘good group of people on the council’ could develop standards to guide future city leaders.
Published
September 10, 2018

Contamination prompts Manchester to dump single sort recycling program

Augusta moving recycling container to try to keep non-recyclables out.
Published
September 9, 2018

Mayor David Rollins, other Augusta candidates to be unchallenged on November ballot

Nomination papers have been taken out for each of the city’s open elective positions, but just one person is vying for each of them.
Published
September 5, 2018

United Bikers’ Toy Run to follow new route through Augusta after fatal ride last year

Sunday’s ride will skip Interstate 95, the site of an accident that killed two riders during last year’s event.
Published
September 5, 2018

Augusta council to consider zone change for 250 apartments off Civic Center Drive

Developer says the apartments would be marketed to medical workers.
Published
September 4, 2018

Augusta police station: Move it downtown or just next door?

As city officials mull replacing the Augusta police station, downtown advocates say a centrally-located spot should be looked at too.
Published
September 3, 2018

Augusta gets no interest from contractors for fall two-way traffic conversion

City officials aim to put the Water Street work back out to bid in spring of 2019.