AUGUSTA — The city’s longtime development director has been hired away by a natural gas company planning to bring a pipeline into Augusta and the rest of the Kennebec Valley.
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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Augusta City Council to consider bus-stop smoking ban
AUGUSTA — An incident involving an adult smoking at a school bus stop used by children with health problems has prompted the city to consider extending a ban on smoking to include school bus stops.
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Occasionally racy Archenemys store leaves Augusta’s downtown for Portland’s Old Port
AUGUSTA — An occasionally controversial downtown shop specializing in racy undergarments, shoes, dresses and other risque; clothing is there no more.
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Richmond to seek ‘community vision’ on Tuesday
RICHMOND — Officials want to know what residents want their town to do and be over the next few decades.
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Summit Natural Gas to enter 10-year deal with major real estate developer
AUGUSTA — Just two weeks after a competitor signed up its first major gas customer in the city, Summit Natural Gas of Maine officials say they too have a commitment from a major central Maine gas customer.
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Augusta seeks proposals for run-down, historic Bond Street home
AUGUSTA — The city will look for a preservation-minded new owner for a small single-family home on Bond Street considered by experts to be a remarkably intact example of the type of millworker housing once common.
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Augusta City Council sends sex offender residency ordinance to city staff for further study
AUGUSTA — The Augusta City Council Thursday night agreed to have city staff study a possible residency restriction for sex offenders and then bring it back to the council for debate.
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Augusta City Council considers fate of historic, but run-down, Bond Street house on Thursday
AUGUSTA — The fate of a small duplex on Bond Street, an example of mill housing that was once common throughout New England is up for City Council discussion tonight.
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Goodall wins handily in Senate District 19
Incumbent Democrat Seth Goodall kept his state Senate District 19 seat, easily beating Republican challenger Jeff Pierce.
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Two Republicans take Augusta House seats
Corey Wilson and Matt Pouliot defeat Democratic opponents.