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
March 23, 2020

Why is Augusta named Augusta, and why was it chosen as Maine’s capital?

The exact origins of Augusta’s name remain somewhat of a mystery.
Published
March 21, 2020

Coronavirus stranding Winthrop couple at sea

Scott and Dona Ferguson’s cruise to celebrate retirement goes astray due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Published
March 20, 2020

United Way of Kennebec Valley starts COVID-19 Response Fund

The agency will collect donations to be given to nonprofit groups helping area residents cope with the coronavirus spread.
Published
March 20, 2020

Augusta councilors affirm emergency declaration at conference call meeting

City officials said most residents have heeded officials’ calls to limit social interactions and seek to assure them they’ll get through the coronavirus pandemic.
Published
March 19, 2020

Augusta tenants fear homelessness after threat of eviction on a week’s notice

Some tenants of 33 Stone St. say they have had to climb through windows to get into their own apartments after the landlord changed the building’s electronic locks.
Published
March 18, 2020

Central Maine municipalities implement emergency plans

Augusta, Gardiner, Hallowell and Winthrop have all declared states of emergency that allow the municipalities to take quick action to deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their communities.
Published
March 17, 2020

Augusta orders some city businesses to close to public at night

Take-out service still allowed but the city has banned people from gathering at some businesses after 8 p.m.
Published
March 16, 2020

Trials at Maine courts delayed until May; DA urges fewer arrests

Kennebec County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney is asking law enforcement to whenever possible summon people to appear in court, rather than arrest them on a crime, as the spread of coronavirus results in delays of court trials.
Published
March 13, 2020

Augusta Civic Center cancels most large events, but RV show is a go

Attendance at the RV show over the next three days has been limited to 250 or fewer people at a time, per suggestions by experts to ward against the potential spread of the virus.
Published
March 12, 2020

Clinton man, 52, pleads not guilty to sex crime, assault allegations

Silvestre P. Frutuoso, 52, was charged with unlawful sexual contact and touching, domestic violence assault, reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon and endangering the welfare of a child.