A staff member tested positive for COVID-19 after a partial closure of the program, prompting the city to send the remaining 45 children in the program home.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, 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.
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Augusta board votes to ban medical marijuana sales from campers
An Augusta caregiver who sought to sell medical marijuana from his camper-trailer is now seeking a permanent location to open a business.
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Augusta and New York men indicted on drug trafficking charges
A Kennebec County grand jury recently handed up indictments on several drug trafficking charges.
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Accident involving tractor-trailers, ambulance closes Interstate 95 in Augusta
The accident, which occurred at around 2 a.m., closed down Interstate 95 in Augusta for about three hours Tuesday but only non-life-threatening injuries were reported.
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Augusta child care program partially closed; 20 city staff in quarantine
About 20 city employees are currently in quarantine due to potential exposure to COVID-19.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta courthouse reopens to public
The Capital Judicial Center, closed for about two weeks after at least three employees tested positive for COVID-19, was back open Monday.
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YMCA’s Camp KV on Maranacook Lake in Readfield vandalized, burglarized
The youth camp sustained upward of $30,000 in damage, including kicked-in doors, smashed toilets and sinks, and broken windows.
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Augusta courthouse remains closed as another two employees test positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center is expected to remain closed to the public all week due to a lack of staff. It is slated to reopen to the public Monday, Dec. 7.
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Standoff in Dresden ends without arrest of man sought by police
Police are still seeking Nathon A. Taylor, 41, on an arrest warrant.
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Courts in Augusta to remain closed due to lack of staff after worker tested positive for COVID-19
The Capital Judicial Center closed to the public last week and is expected to remain shut down until Monday, Dec. 7.