The authority proposes to convert the vacant old school into low-income housing for senior citizens.
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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Site on Augusta’s Market Square gets face-lift
The bus stop and restrooms have been relocated to make way for a redesigned park.
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New Augusta Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall proposed
The proposal goes to the Planning Board for a major development review and public hearing Tuesday night.
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Elvis to kick off Augusta restaurant’s reborn music series to the chagrin of neighbors
The Red Barn’s previous outdoor concerts were shut down by the city for noise violations last year.
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Manchester seeks new motto to ‘capture the essence’ of town
Officials want residents to come up with suggestions and the one that is chosen will be announced at Town Meeting on June 12.
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Police search Gardiner, Richmond woods for slaying suspect’s campsite, explosives
Police undertook fruitless ground and air searches for improvised pyrotechnic devices that may have been planted by Leroy H. Smith III.
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Augusta Mayor Stokes nominated for judgeship
Gov. Paul LePage nominated William Stokes for the post, which requires legislative approval.
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Failed septic system leads to shutdown of Augusta apartments
A total of 26 people lived at Country Village Motel and Apartments at 458 Riverside Drive when city officials first learned the septic system had failed.
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Augusta’s Bond Street gets historic designation
The row houses were once home to many mill workers were named the National Register of Historic Places last month.
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Augusta budget proposal could go easier on taxpayers
The new version of the combined city and school budget proposes a 4 percent property tax increase, down from 6.1 percent.