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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PublishedSeptember 12, 2016
City officials meet with church, social service providers over fate of St. Mark’s Church
Mayor has said homeless shelter or soup kitchen incompatible with neighborhood while St. Mark’s is looking for organization to carry on its mission to help people.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2016
Augusta board to review Riverview expansion proposal
The proposal is part of a state Department of Health and Human Services effort to regain federal certification for Riverview and the $20 million annual federal funding reimbursement that comes with it.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2016
Augusta uses court-granted authority to clean up Cony Street property
The city said it hired a contractor to remove a yard full of junk, but the homeowner’s son said antiques and collectibles were among the items hauled off.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2016
Residents near Augusta shooting range concerned about noise, back proposed improvements
The installation of higher berms and overhead baffles would reduce the sound volume to that of normal human speech, according to a shooting range architect.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2016
Presence of bedbugs detected at Augusta’s Buker Community Center
Programming for the Augusta Boys and Girls Club for Teens will continue as planned but will be held in a different part of the building.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2016
State looks to relocate workers to new office building on Capitol Street in Augusta
The proposal could move state workers out of downtown as the state looks for a developer to find a productive reuse for the former Department of Transportation maintenance garage.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2016
New hotel opens in Augusta targeting long-term guests
Occupancy rates in the area are lower than state and national averages.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2016
Paving, stormwater project planned for Northern Avenue, Townsend Road in Augusta
Both those roads served as alternative routes for drivers during a two-year, $4.3 million reconstruction of nearby Mount Vernon Avenue, which wrapped up earlier this summer.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2016
Augusta council OKs $6 million bond proposal to renovate, expand fire station
City residents will vote on the fire station proposal in a November referendum.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2016
Hundreds at Augusta rally urge Gov. LePage to resign or get help
The Capitol Park rally ended with its participants joining hands in a circle and singing.
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