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
December 5, 2023

Viles Arboretum leader leaving Augusta job

Ryan Martin is stepping down as executive director of the educational conservation organization with 224 acres of woods and fields open to the public near the heart of the city.
Published
December 3, 2023

Holiday parade lights up downtown Gardiner

Parade of Lights features 45 entries, most aglow with colorful lights.
Published
December 1, 2023

Augusta’s top cop retires but sets sights on future roles with city government

Jared Mills, 49, retired this week as Augusta’s police chief and assistant city manager, but said he plans a possible return as assistant city manager because “I still have plenty of juice left in the tank.”
Published
December 1, 2023

Proposed Augusta homeless shelter at former church to be ‘sanctuary for all’ as public gets view of plans

Green Street United Methodist Church could be sold and converted into a homeless shelter sometime next year with 40 beds and 16 supporting living units.
Published
November 28, 2023

Oakland man sentenced for high-speed police chase, eludes kidnapping charges after one alleged victim dies

Brian Charette Jr. pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from police chase in January in the Waterville area and was sentenced to 30 months in prison, even as he escaped prosecution of more serious kidnapping charges because one woman died and another didn’t show up in court.
Published
November 17, 2023

New Bread of Life supported living facility approved in Augusta

Former medical offices are to be converted into two community supported living spaces, with a focus on helping veterans and others, in need of addiction recovery and trauma supports.
Published
November 17, 2023

New Hampshire man arrested after Augusta police find drugs in stolen U-Haul van

Adrien Sanders, 37, was arrested early Thursday morning after police found fentanyl, methamphetamine and Adderall in a van that had been reported stolen from the Augusta U-Haul.
Published
November 17, 2023

Augusta man pleads not guilty to murder in scare attempt that went wrong

Andrew Redmond, 34, is charged in the July 28 shooting death of Tyler Robinson.
Published
November 15, 2023

Augusta man found not guilty of putting gun in wife’s mouth, pointing it at child

Ashraf M. Al Hilfi, 32, of Augusta, didn’t own a gun at the time of some of the allegations against him, his lawyer argued.
Published
November 15, 2023

Augusta man who stole city police cruiser found not criminally responsible, placed into state custody for treatment

Kyle King, 28, stole an unlocked and running police cruiser in November 2022 and drove it to Shaw’s Plaza at 150 Western Ave. in Augusta, where he followed and confronted a family, before being taken into custody by officers.