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 13, 2020

Waterville man pleads not guilty to murder charge in girlfriend’s shooting

Nicholas P. Lovejoy, 28, is charged with murder in the October 2019 death of Melissa Sousa, his girlfriend at the time and mother of their twin daughters.
Published
January 12, 2020

City of Augusta, Greater Augusta Utility District look to go solar

Proposal for a solar farm on Greater Augusta Utility District land in Winthrop could make Augusta Maine’s first municipality to get its electricity from 100% renewable sources.
Published
January 10, 2020

New access to Augusta riverside site could cost millions

So far no private developers have made proposals for the site, which city officials hope will be redeveloped.
Published
January 9, 2020

Pedestrian safety, preparing for school, police station replacement, cited as top Augusta goals

Augusta councilors say action needs to be taken to make walking in the city safer for pedestrians.
Published
January 8, 2020

New York man pleads guilty to trafficking drugs in Gardiner

Michael Nelson, 33, is the second New York man to go to court for trafficking in cocaine and heroin, after 2018 search of a Gardiner apartment where the two were staying.
Published
January 7, 2020

Augusta City Councilors to discuss zoning change to help redevelop former church

Councilors also to discuss proposals to allow distilleries, breweries and bakeries in more of the city and tighten zoning rules on Winthrop Street.
Published
January 7, 2020

Hallowell man pleads guilty to charge stemming from firing gun

Police say the man reportedly shot at a vehicle during an apparent road rage incident in Augusta in October 2019.
Published
January 3, 2020

Augusta’s first baby of 2020 arrives

Austin Peter Marshall born at 12:30 a.m. Friday.
Published
January 3, 2020

Augusta officials sworn in by mother of new councilor

City councilors and school board members took their oaths of office to start their new terms.
Published
January 2, 2020

Former Augusta Mayor William E. Dowling dies at 72

Dowling was known for strong leadership in his hometown of Augusta.