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 30, 2022

Augusta to seek federal funding to address shortage of emergency service workers

Fire chief says department is critically understaffed while call volumes are increasing, leading to safety concerns and overworked firefighter/paramedics.
Published
January 30, 2022

Snow to keep Water Street in downtown Augusta closed to parking

Public Works officials say they expect to haul snow off Water Street late Monday, after which the parking ban would be lifted.
Published
January 29, 2022

Winter’s heaviest snowfall so far, wind gusts, blast through central Maine

Cold temperatures, heavy winds and snow kept many area residents inside Saturday, and off roads.
Published
January 28, 2022

Temporary shelter for homeless set to move from Waterville to Augusta hotel

An ongoing lack of available affordable housing is making it hard for homeless people to leave what was meant to be a temporary shelter.
Published
January 25, 2022

Augusta police chief adds assistant city manager to job duties

Jared Mills, the city’s police chief since 2018, is now also Augusta’s assistant city manager and will split his time between roles.
Published
January 25, 2022

Cooking fire deemed cause of Augusta blaze that destroyed home

The Sunday fire, which displaced three tenants, was ruled an accident by investigators.
Published
January 23, 2022

Augusta’s $5.2 million borrowing proposal, including key city projects, will go to a March vote

City councilors recently approved borrowing $750,000 for capital improvement projects, voters will be asked to approve the borrowing of the additional funds.
Published
January 21, 2022

Lawyers for Waterville man accused of murder seek to suppress evidence from apartment where police saw blood

Nicholas P. Lovejoy is charged with murder in the 2019 shooting death of Melissa Sousa at their Waterville apartment.
Published
January 19, 2022

Augusta’s Lithgow Public Library to reopen after sprinkler break forces closure

Library at 45 Winthrop St. closed Tuesday and Wednesday after sprinkler head freezes.
Published
January 18, 2022

Icy Augusta roads send Hussey Elementary students to Cony until roads made safe

Officials decided the roads to Hussey were too dangerously icy for school buses Tuesday morning and opted to take kids to another school until they could be salted and sanded more.