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 24, 2012

Maine Department of Transportation plan for Western Avenue upgrades criticized at Augusta meeting

AUGUSTA — A proposal to rebuild a heavily traveled section of Western Avenue doesn’t go far enough or start soon enough for some property owners.
Published
July 23, 2012

Augusta’s downtown gets a growth spurt as more businesses, including new Italian restaurant, open

AUGUSTA — Helena Gagliano hopes her family’s new Italian restaurant can help bring some of the cuisine and culture of Europe, and Hallowell, to downtown Augusta.
Published
July 21, 2012

Major road construction planned for Augusta’s main drag — Western Avenue

AUGUSTA — A patchwork of pavement passed over by some thousands of vehicles a day on Western Avenue is due for a major reconstruction starting next October and probably not wrapping up until the spring of 2014.
Published
July 20, 2012

Augusta city council OKs $2 million in energy efficiency upgrades

AUGUSTA — The city plans to borrow about $2 million to improve the energy efficiency of three major buildings, with a goal of saving $83,000 a year, or $1.7 million over the next 20 years, including the cost of paying back the debt.
Published
July 18, 2012

Demolition delay rules might help save Augusta’s historic buildings

AUGUSTA — If a proposed new demolition delay ordinance had been in place in 2007, the historic Augusta home of former Maine Supreme Court Chief Justice William Penn Whitehouse might still be standing.
Published
July 17, 2012

Roberge ready for Richmond fire chief role

RICHMOND — The town’s new fire chief said he knows he has big shoes to fill.
Published
July 15, 2012

Savings driving energy choices

AUGUSTA — The entire south side of the Augusta Civic Center would be covered in solar panels, filling the large auditorium inside with hot air, as part of a proposed series of $2.1 million in energy efficiency improvements.
Published
July 13, 2012

Natural gas pipeline not a done deal

AUGUSTA — The state will consider an appeal of its controversial decision to choose the smaller of two proposals to bring a natural gas pipeline to the Kennebec Valley.
Published
July 13, 2012

State to hear appeal of pipeline decision

AUGUSTA — The state will consider an appeal of its controversial decision to choose the smaller of two proposals to bring a natural gas pipeline to the Kennebec Valley.
Published
July 11, 2012

Augusta councilors consider who pays for using the sun

AUGUSTA — A revised proposal to make some large city buildings more energy efficient would still be partially powered by the sun, but now financed by the city.