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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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Shawn Moody tells KVCC graduates they have no limitations
Kennebec Valley Community College Student of the Year, Keith Sullivan, of Fairfield, urges fellow graduates to make the world a better place, as 429 get diplomas at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Augusta budget increase stands at 4.4 percent
Some city councilors would like to see it drop below 4 percent, but that would require difficult choices, city officials say.
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Augusta council weighs local minimum wage
Proposed by Councilor Anna Blodgett, the measure would establish minimum pay at $8.25 per hour, with some exceptions.
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Augusta officials break ground on long-awaited Lithgow Library expansion
The $11 million project is expected to take about 18 months to complete.
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Augusta councilor wants to fight childhood hunger
When Darek Grant found out there was a waiting list for the Backpack Program, which gives food to elementary school children, he proposed to create the Augusta Childhood Hunger Commission.
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Augusta’s Marquardt Building gets new life as state offices
The $4.3 million project to renovate the building is part of a larger state plan to reuse some of the state-owned buildings on the former grounds of Augusta Mental Health Institute.
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Augusta Civic Center loses concerts to Bangor
But city officials say since the civic center opened in 1973, the north Augusta area has seen tremendous growth, and is now a major retail hub, including the Marketplace at Augusta.
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Augusta school officials present budget to council
Reliance on fund balance account amid state cost shifting worries officials seeking to maintain level of efficient, quality education.
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Augusta yoga instructor still missing after Nepal earthquake
As the death toll in the region tops 4,000, Dawn Habash’s family knows it’s hard to communicate with anyone in the rural parts of Nepal where she was trekking.