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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PublishedFebruary 1, 2012
Augusta councilors weigh noise rules
AUGUSTA — Proposed noise rules that seek harmony between businesses with outdoor speakers and their neighbors are up for possible City Council action Thursday.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2012
Another natural gas proposal
AUGUSTA — The parent company of Central Maine Power announced plans Monday to bring a natural gas pipeline into the city.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2012
New natural gas line proposed for Augusta
Maine Natural Gas says it has begun discussions with potential large customers for a proposed natural gas distribution system from Windsor to Augusta.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2012
Fire horn’s return not music to all
RICHMOND — The return of the Richmond fire horn after nearly 10 years of silence is music to the ears of some firefighters who see it as both a necessary public safety tool and a nostalgic blast from the past.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2012
Augusta car dealers voice concerns about noise ordinance
AUGUSTA — The city’s biggest car dealers are making more noise about proposed rules that aim to ban a bullhorn style of speakers.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2012
Trash-to-fuel plan has warm, wary reception
AUGUSTA — A proposal to turn trash into diesel fuel at Hatch Hill landfill got a warm, if wary, reception from city councilors Thursday.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2012
School board prepares to cut budget
AUGUSTA — Board of Education members looked for ways to cut the proposed $27.5 million school budget, which would result in property taxpayers paying an additional 4.26 percent compared to what they paid this year, while limiting the effect on students Wednesday.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2012
Waste-to-energy plan mulled
AUGUSTA — That bag of trash you leave curbside or take to the Hatch Hill landfill today could end up powering your diesel pickup truck in the future.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2012
3 spots to tidy at mill
AUGUSTA — The former Augusta Tissue mill site has three spots where pollution, including PCBs from transformers that overflowed into the ground, must be addressed in order for the site to be reused.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2012
Town wants to be known
RICHMOND — Business owners and residents have agreed they need to work together to get people off the interstate and, in their words, “discover Richmond before the rest of the world does.”
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