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
March 16, 2014

Whitefield voters approve fire truck purchase, mining moratorium

Voters adopted a municipal budget that is 11.8 percent greater than last year’s.
Published
March 15, 2014

Pittston voters OK turning off fire hydrants

Voters at the Town Meeting also approved paying for maintenance of privately owned cemeteries.
Published
March 15, 2014

Natural gas companies await Augusta-area thaw before residential phase begins

With miles of major pipeline backbone in place, the two local companies that supply natural gas to the Kennebec Valley say they are ready to reach more homes.
Published
March 12, 2014

CMP, Augusta battle about excise tax legislation

Lawmakers take public testimony on a bill that would change where utilities pay excise taxes, a move that could cost the city of Augusta about $200,000 a year.
Published
March 11, 2014

Committee OKs fundraising bill spurred by Augusta restaurant

The so-called ‘Red Barn bill’ earned unanimous support from the Legislature’s Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee and now heads to the full Legislature.
Published
March 7, 2014

Augusta plans to file formal complaint against CMP

An increasingly nasty spat between the city of Augusta and Central Maine Power over the possible loss of $200,000-plus in revenue will now involve the Public Utilities Commission.
Published
March 6, 2014

Augusta City Council blasts CMP, calling excise tax bill ‘retribution’

Council passes a resolve urging the Legislature not to pass a bill that could cost city more than $200,000 after toning down the language.
Published
March 6, 2014

Bill to help small businesses like Augusta’s Red Barn goes before lawmakers

The bill, sponsored by Rep. Lori Fowle, D-Vassalboro, would no longer require small businesses that host fundraisers for charities to register with the state.
Published
March 5, 2014

Bridgeo: Augusta can fund Lithgow library expansion without tax increase

A new borrowing plan could pay for the improvements, but it still is subject to voters’ approval at the ballot box.
Published
March 4, 2014

Augusta needs cheaper, safer housing, forum participants say

More than 100 people showed up to discuss a housing situation in which low-income people can’t afford to live in the capital even though its rents are cheaper than those of other communities in the area.