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
October 4, 2020

City of Augusta’s ‘financial genius’ retires

Ralph St. Pierre, the city’s assistant city manager and director of finance and administration, has saved the city millions of dollars over the years, officials said.
Published
October 4, 2020

Police investigate reported homicide at Winthrop mobile home

Winthrop police responded to a report of a homicide late Saturday night, on Squire Court, off state Route 133. Police remained at the scene Sunday.
Published
October 3, 2020

Volunteers pick up trash on, above and below Kennebec River Rail Trail

Group focuses, Saturday, on cleaning the section of trail from the Kennebec Valley YMCA in Augusta to Hallowell.
Published
October 1, 2020

Man who allegedly dumped 100 living bedbugs at Augusta City Center assigned fifth lawyer

Charles Manning, 77, formerly of Augusta and now of Waterville, was charged by Augusta police in June 2017 with assault and obstructing government administration after he allegedly slammed a cupful of the hard-to-get-rid-of bloodsuckers onto a counter at the General Assistance office.
Published
October 1, 2020

Several indicted on drug charges in Kennebec County

Waterville, Oakland and Bronx, New York, residents among those indicted on allegations they trafficked in crack cocaine and fentanyl powder.
Published
September 28, 2020

Winthrop man indicted on rape, kidnapping charges

Jon L. Westerlund, 35, was one of several area residents indicted last week by a Kennebec County grand jury.
Published
September 18, 2020

Stoutly built ‘Can Opener’ railroad trestle unlikely to be moved in downtown Augusta

If it can be removed, city officials discuss using the trestle as part of a proposal to build a pedestrian-and-bike crossing on the former railroad bridge over the Kennebec River.
Published
September 18, 2020

Pandemic, shortage of judges, and social distancing slow wheels of justice

Augusta’s Capital Judicial Center the site of the state’s first trial since the coronavirus pandemic halted trials in March.
Published
September 17, 2020

Winthrop woman, 64, dies after her pickup truck hits YMCA building in Manchester

Officials with the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office think Holly A. Wright might have experienced a medical problem before the one-vehicle accident.
Published
September 15, 2020

Augusta, New York men charged with drug trafficking

Augusta police searched a Stone Street apartment where they said they found cocaine and a mix of fentanyl and heroin.