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.

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Published
February 27, 2013

Litchfield resident urges town to declare gun regulations unconstitutional

LITCHFIELD — Jonathan Yellowbear is so concerned that federal and state gun laws could become too restrictive that he wants his fellow residents to declare all of them — past, present and future — invalid in town.
Published
February 26, 2013

Augusta Downtown Alliance may join Main Street program

AUGUSTA — The Augusta Downtown Alliance wants to join the Main Street Maine revitalization program, a step that would obligate members, local merchants and other donors and the city to pay jointly for a new downtown manager’s position.
Published
February 25, 2013

Richmond resident believes new library building can be erected with available funds

RICHMOND — The latest and cheapest proposal to build a new public library could find its funds in money the town already has on the books.
Published
February 22, 2013

Augusta joins county, courts to request natural gas proposals

AUGUSTA — The city will issue a joint request for proposals to natural gas companies to run pipeline and bring the fuel to heat city, school, county and court buildings in the capital region.
Published
February 22, 2013

Train derailment in Leeds closes Route 219 Friday morning

Authorities said no one was injured when a Pan Am Railways freight train derailed, closing the road for about five hours.
Published
February 21, 2013

Augusta Council OKs tax deal for hospital site redevelopment

AUGUSTA — City councilors unanimously approved a tax break Thursday to help a local firm redevelop the MaineGeneral Medical Center hospital building which is about to be left nearly empty when a new regional hospital opens later this year.
Published
February 20, 2013

Augusta council considering support for lighting on pétanque court

AUGUSTA — Ray Fecteau believes what’s good about playing the game of pétanque could be even better on a summer night, under the lights.
Published
February 18, 2013

Last year’s mild winter catches up with LIHEAP recipients

AUGUSTA — Abigail Perry, director of the Augusta Food Bank, came to a recent meeting of the Emergency Heating Assistance Group because she didn’t know where else to turn for help.
Published
February 17, 2013

Developer turns to YouTube to pitch Augusta hospital redevelopment tax break

AUGUSTA — Local developer Kevin Mattson is taking his pitch for a tax break to help redevelop the old MaineGeneral Medical Center hospital building to YouTube and other social media.
Published
February 14, 2013

Augusta councilors looking to join Gardiner, county natural gas deal

AUGUSTA — City councilors are considering joining with Gardiner and Kennebec County to seek a deal with one of two competing companies to bring natural gas via pipeline to municipal, county, school and court buildings in the two cities.