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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PublishedFebruary 27, 2012
Basketball nets economic boost for Augusta
AUGUSTA — The biggest winners in the annual high school basketball tournaments at the Augusta Civic Center may not be Rams, Eagles, Bulldogs or Bobcats.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2012
Huge economic benefit from hoops tournament
AUGUSTA — The biggest winners in the annual high school basketball tournaments at the Augusta Civic Center may not be Rams, Eagles, Bulldogs or Bobcats.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2012
Local Mainers aim to aid Kenya orphanage
AUGUSTA — Climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in subzero temperatures, Heather Veilleux looked to the bracelet.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2012
3 women visit abused kids in Kenya, climb Kilimanjaro
AUGUSTA — Climbing to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in subzero temperatures, Heather Veilleux looked to the bracelet.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2012
Educators asked, how much pain?
AUGUSTA — High School hockey, Latin, deans of students at Farrington and Gilbert elementary schools, high school freshmen sports, and a program in the elementary schools that helps at-risk and other students with academic support and social skills are among programs that could be cut as Board of Education members struggle to trim roughly $700,000 from the school budget.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2012
Augusta delays aquaculture discussion
AUGUSTA – City officials have pulled a scheduled discussion of aquaculture from Thursday night’s City Council agenda. Mayor William Stokes said, because of public interest in the aquaculture issue, several councilors asked that it be discussed at a televised meeting. But Thursday’s meeting is not scheduled to be televised. So, instead of discussing the issue […]
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2012
City Council to review aquaculture proposal
AUGUSTA — A controversial proposal to allow aquaculture businesses anywhere agriculture is allowed now — about two-thirds of the land area in the city — will be debated more Thursday by the City Council.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2012
Discussion of library bids planned for Richmond board meeting tonight
RICHMOND — Selectmen plan to meet tonight to discuss bids submitted to design and build a replacement for Umberhine Public Library.
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PublishedFebruary 19, 2012
Winthrop venue hosts arm-wrestling event
WINTHROP — The big guns were out Saturday night in Winthrop, both left and right.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2012
UMA’s Handley: Page right pick for UMaine
AUGUSTA — University of Maine at Augusta President Allyson Hughes Handley thinks the background of the university system’s new leader bodes well for the capital city campus.
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