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
January 9, 2016

Kennebec Valley Chamber to honor former Augusta mayor

Peter Thompson will receive the chamber’s Lifetime Achievement Award at its ceremony Jan. 22.
Published
January 8, 2016

Augusta ranked 50th-best small ‘town’ in which to live

The city joins Bar Harbor and Brunswick on a list of the 100 best small towns in America.
Published
January 7, 2016

Rollins, other elected Augusta officials take oaths of office

The mayor cited recent commercial development and infrastructure improvements as evidence that Augusta is making progress.
Published
January 7, 2016

Local gun owners doubt Obama actions will reduce violence

A Vassalboro gunsmith said safety could be improved by enacting laws to provide better access to firearms safety training, including offering it as an elective class in public schools.
Published
January 7, 2016

Augusta community opiate forum to seek solutions to drug epidemic

Members of the Augusta community are invited to gather at 6 p.m. Monday at Cony High School to talk about the growing problem of opiate abuse.
Published
January 5, 2016

Augusta Mayor David Rollins to outline goals Thursday

Rollins, along with school board and council members, will take the oath of office during the first meeting of the new year.
Published
January 1, 2016

Family, friends, pay tribute to murdered Augusta couple

More than 100 people turned out for a candlelight vigil that included a walk from the Manchester site where the bodies of Bonnie Royer and Eric Williams were found to their home in Augusta.
Published
January 1, 2016

Winthrop couple start 2016 with New Year’s baby

Wesley Cooper Beaudoin was born at 3:48 a.m. Friday at MaineGeneral Medical Center in Augusta.
Published
December 31, 2015

PUC rejects proposed Maine Natural Gas rate case settlement

The city of Augusta, gas company officials and the Office of the Public Advocate had proposed a resolution to a rate increase request.
Published
December 24, 2015

Augusta mobile home park residents take tough stand

Nearly a year after residents purchased the Deer Ridge Mobile Home Park, leaders of the new organization said they are learning how to enforce the rules.