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.

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Published
September 26, 2017

Augusta board settles on design for state office building facade

The developer rebuffed a request for public art in front of the complex but expressed willingness to leave a spot where it could be installed.
Published
September 26, 2017

Shaw’s Plaza auction postponed in Augusta

The auction, part of a foreclosure process, is of the land and buildings, not the separately owned businesses that lease space there.
Published
September 25, 2017

Windsor group raising money for veterans memorial

Downeast Brass band will play a benefit concert Thursday.
Published
September 24, 2017

Bridging the Gap: New Augusta organization unites clothing bank, essentials pantry and warming center

With the group’s current location at St. Mark’s for sale, the organization serving the needy must soon find a new home.
Published
September 22, 2017

UMA students urged at convocation to seek truth, learn how to talk to each other

Speakers warned about how failure to communicate about important matters can incite war and other violence, and how discussing such things, while painful, can yield positive results.
Published
September 21, 2017

Augusta’s Calumet foundation: 50 years, 1,500 students helped, more than $1 million given out

The awards to help students go on to higher education come primarily from investment returns on a fund built from donations that has reached $2.5 million.
Published
September 20, 2017

Manchester’s new economic development director to help lure businesses

Town leaders voted last month to expand the hours of the code enforcement officer to give him some additional duties, including grant writing and assisting businesses.
Published
September 15, 2017

Augusta police hope to crack down on thefts of power tools, other commonly stolen items

A revision of a proposed ordinance requiring secondhand shops to keep better records is one way to help track stolen goods, the deputy chief said Thursday.
Published
September 14, 2017

Augusta City Council candidate switches from council to school board post

Chris Clarke will run as a write-in candidate for the school board rather than take on an incumbent council member.
Published
September 13, 2017

Augusta superintendent gets new three-year contract

AUGUSTA — The school board has voted to give Superintendent James Anastasio a new three-year contract extension to keep him on the job until June 2021. Board members voted unanimously and without debate Wednesday in favor of the contract with the superintendent. “I’d like to thank the board for their support and I look forwad […]