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
May 30, 2014

Manchester residents to choose town motto from finalists

Residents at the June 12 Town Meeting will consider four new mottoes in addition to the current one, ‘Manchester, the way life is.’
Published
May 29, 2014

Augusta’s Mayfair neighborhood not yet warming to natural gas

Area residents listened to representatives from Maine Natural Gas and Greater Augusta Utility District talk about summer construction.
Published
May 28, 2014

Augusta’s Mayfair neighborhood to get construction lowdown

A meeting set for Thursday night will feature officials from Maine Natural Gas and the Augusta Utility District.
Published
May 27, 2014

Augusta’s Doore, Cornell du Houx in Democratic primary race for House District 85

The Democratic candidates are vying for a seat that comprises Augusta east of the Kennebec River, and the winner is expected to face Republican candidate Kimberly Davis.
Published
May 27, 2014

Maine fire marshal: Augusta fire was intentionally set

Residents of a Cedar Court apartment building credit a fellow tenant for alerting them to the early morning fire, which injured the man in whose apartment it began.
Published
May 24, 2014

Augusta contemplates whether road construction is better by day or night

Officials weigh the good and the bad of night work, as crews work to fix city’s roads.
Published
May 23, 2014

Subcontractor on Kennebec Valley natural gas project files lawsuit

A horizontal drilling specialist claims it wasn’t fully paid by a Wisconsin firm for its work on the Summit Natural Gas of Maine project.
Published
May 22, 2014

Augusta City Council approves $53.3 million budget, 2.9 percent tax increase

The document’s final version includes changes that reduced the anticipated property tax increase by about half.
Published
May 20, 2014

Part of Augusta’s Mount Vernon Avenue to be one-way during construction

The two-year project will rebuild the crumbling northern entrance to city, but business owners are concerned the project will hurt business.
Published
May 17, 2014

Augusta’s Mount Vernon Avenue to get much needed attention

A public meeting is set for Tuesday at City Center.