The Augusta Planning Board rejected a similar request in 2013, but the restaurant bought mass gathering permits for $100 to hold concerts.
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 Walmart workers alert police to possible kidnapping
Assama-vi Koumou-Nete was apprehended on Interstate 95 with a woman who had told the Walmart employees she was being kidnapped.
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Augusta native played big role in Appomattox surrender
Maj. Gen. Seth Williams was touted as “a very fine officer” in the Civil War, which ended 150 years ago Thursday.
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Manchester Lions Club gears up for Home and Garden Show
After a brutal winter, club members hope others will join them to enjoy flowers and other signs of summer.
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Augusta council to consider museum definition for Gannett House project
The Gannett family wants to build a First Amendment museum next to the Blaine House and are still in negotiations with the state to buy the property.
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Augusta’s new recycling program exceeding expectations
The single-sort system, which is designed to extend the life of the Hatch Hill landfill, is still not prompting non-recyclers to start, though, city officials speculate.
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Augusta firefighters, police recognized for heroism
Rescuers responding to the Northern Avenue fire in Augusta and the Highland Avenue fire in Gardiner saved the lives of people occupying both apartment buildings despite raging fire and deadly smoke.
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Augusta, CMP officials spar at PUC meeting
At issue is whether the utility improperly used ratepayer resources to help fellow Iberdrola USA affiliate Maine Natural Gas get new customers.
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Proposed Augusta budget would add two police detectives
The $55.1 million proposal would raise taxes by 5.4 percent as well as meet a City Council goal of targeting crime tied to drug abuse, particularly heroin.
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Augusta may lower per-capita Hatch Hill fees in exchange for contract
Seven municipalities use the landfill on a ‘handshake agreement,’ but the City Council is considering a plan that would lower their fees if they sign a five-year contract.