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
February 17, 2021

Augusta councilors favor Willow Street site for new police station

In what was a compromise for some, Augusta city councilors reached consensus on a location for proposed new, roughly $20 million, police station.
Published
February 15, 2021

Augusta housing study shows changes needed to address lack of affordable housing

Study recommends incentives for developers to build affordable housing within walking distance of workplaces and service centers.
Published
February 12, 2021

Help for drug addiction coming to streets of Augusta

A state-funded partnership with the Augusta Police Department will bring a behavioral health clinician to connect people with substance use disorder to resources meant to address addiction.
Published
February 12, 2021

Augusta gets $1.6 million donation for artificial turf field, other work at Cony’s Alumni Field

Philanthropist Robert G. Fuller Jr. has increased his contribution to the project that had been put on hold due to financial challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and higher than expected costs.
Published
February 9, 2021

Kennebec County official facing sexual assault charges has history of prior job misconduct, documents say

James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, who has been on paid administrative leave since April 9, 2020, has a track record of misusing county property and violating direct orders.
Published
February 5, 2021

Augusta Civic Center could be mass vaccination site

City officials are in talks with state and MaineGeneral officials about using the Augusta Civic Center as the site of public COVID-19 vaccination clinics, but no agreement has been reached to move forward.
Published
February 4, 2021

Augusta Council confirms city’s new fire chief

Dave Groder, 54, of Oakland, a three-decade Augusta firefighter, confirmed as chief of department Thursday.
Published
February 4, 2021

Alarm system saves Augusta home from severe fire damage, officials say

No one was home at the time of the fire at 7 Buena Vista Drive, but one of the family’s cats perished and another was missing following the blaze.
Published
February 3, 2021

Kennebec County maintenance manager sexually assaulted female inmate assigned to work for him, police allege in documents

James Saucier, 58, of Belgrade, was arrested last week on three counts of gross sexual assault in connection with the case, and the alleged victim told authorities she wasn’t the first incarcerated female he had assaulted.
Published
February 2, 2021

Augusta manager picks veteran firefighter as city’s next fire chief

The City Council will vote on the appointment of Dave Groder, a firefighter in Augusta for the last 33 years, on Thursday.