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.

Latest

Published
July 31, 2012

Goodwill plans to hire 40 more workers as new store goes up in Augusta on old Kennebec Journal site

AUGUSTA — Goodwill Industries plans to hire about 40 new employees to staff its new store under construction just off Western Avenue at the former site of the Kennebec Journal.
Published
July 31, 2012

Goodwill to add up to 40 workers at new Augusta facility

AUGUSTA — Goodwill Industries plans to hire about 40 new employees to staff its new store under construction just off Western Avenue at the former site of the Kennebec Journal.
Published
July 30, 2012

Route 197 through Richmond to close for week

RICHMOND — The main road into town, Route 197, will be closed for about a week starting next Monday.
Published
July 29, 2012

High-stakes natural gas pipeline appeal headed to state panel next month

The appeal of the state’s choice of Maine Natural Gas to bring a natural gas pipeline to Augusta and possibly the Kennebec Valley is scheduled for Aug. 14-15 at the state Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
Published
July 29, 2012

Natural gas pipeline showdown next month as appeal goes to state panel

The appeal of the state’s choice of Maine Natural Gas to bring a natural gas pipeline to Augusta and possibly the Kennebec Valley is scheduled for Aug. 14-15 at the state Department of Administrative and Financial Services.
Published
July 27, 2012

Maine polio survivor dedicates her life to eradicating the disease worldwide

AUGUSTA — Ann Lee Hussey doesn’t want children born today to have the same childhood memories she has — multiple surgeries, cold hospital rooms, taunting by peers and Easter egg hunts in a wheelchair.
Published
July 27, 2012

Augusta superintendent Cornelia Brown resigns after 13 years

Cornelia Brown will stay on the job until Dec. 31, when she will leave to become executive director of the Maine School Management Association.
Published
July 26, 2012

Brown resigning as head of Augusta schools

AUGUSTA — Longtime Augusta schools Superintendent Cornelia L. Brown is resigning to accept a new job with the Maine School Management Association.
Published
July 26, 2012

Annual Richmond Days celebrates Kennebec River

RICHMOND — It’s hard to miss the Kennebec River running right by the heart of town, a wide swath of cold water running between the Swan Island state wildlife management area and the town’s waterfront park.
Published
July 25, 2012

Richmond debates whether to fix 12-year-old dump truck or replace it with new one

RICHMOND — When an aging car or truck stops working, the question becomes: repair it or replace it?