The fire at 23 Western Ave. forced the evacuation of nine other tenants.
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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Somerville voters agree to seek grants to create municipal broadband network
Residents at a special town meeting Saturday also voted to return the road commissioner’s post to an elected position.
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Manchester fire chief arrested on charge of drunken driving
Francis R. Wozniak, 38, who is known as Frank, was arrested Feb. 23 on a charge of OUI following a traffic stop in Portland. Police said they stopped Wozniak’s car because he was driving without his lights on at 11:27 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22.
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New York man sentenced to 4 years for dealing cocaine, heroin in Gardiner
Kevin J. Soto, 28, had prior drug trafficking convictions on his record in New York.
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Two men charged with possessing child pornography in Augusta
Men from Augusta and Camden, in separate cases, have been indicted by a Kennebec County grand jury on numerous charges.
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Augusta mental health worker indicted on charges of gross sexual assault of client
Wayne O. Draper, 55, allegedly abused a mentally ill client during a period of four years; once the allegations were reported, he was terminated by Motivational Services.
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Residents, police weigh in on site of new Augusta police station
Augusta city councilors authorized spending up to $12,000 to study a potential third site for a new police station.
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Augusta wonders whether it should lease or buy new police station
City councilors are seeking public input on the proposed new police station’s location at a meeting Thursday night.
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Study recommends Augusta charge hourly for downtown Water Street parking
A traffic study commissioned by the city of Augusta indicates there is enough parking downtown but it is not being used properly.
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Augusta officials ordered home quickly demolished over safety concerns
The Augusta City Council is set to retroactively declare the building that was at 43 Patterson St. to be dangerous, after officials feared it could topple over onto neighboring property.