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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PublishedMay 18, 2021
New York man caught with cocaine in Augusta found guilty of furnishing, but not trafficking drugs
The first jury trial in several months in Augusta, which took place over two days, resulted in a guilty verdict for 46-year-old Timothy Barclift.
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PublishedMay 17, 2021
First Kennebec County jury trial in months underway in Augusta after pandemic hiatus
Timothy Barclift, a New York man arrested by police last January as he got off a bus in Augusta allegedly with nearly 300 grams of cocaine, is charged with aggravated drug trafficking.
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PublishedMay 15, 2021
Jury trials to resume Monday at Capital Judicial Center
Trials are resuming though only one is scheduled for May as the courts seek to catch up to pandemic case backlog.
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PublishedMay 10, 2021
Woman who slashed throat of woman in Augusta pleads guilty to assault charge
Attempted murder charge against Quashay Phillips, 25, dismissed in a plea agreement in which Phillips pleaded guilty to an elevated aggravated assault charge.
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PublishedApril 29, 2021
Central Maine residents indicted on fentanyl trafficking charges, could forfeit $75,000
A Kennebec County grand jury indicted more than 20 people recently on drug charges.
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PublishedApril 27, 2021
Windsor day care owner charged with assault on 19-month-old child
Savannah Brann, 24, was charged after a 19-month-old girl was found unresponsive after allegedly being wrapped in a blanket in a way that caused her to stop breathing.
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PublishedApril 23, 2021
Man pleads guilty in Waterville drive-by shooting that injured 7-year-old girl
Gavin Tyler Loabe of Mercer pleaded guilty Friday to elevated aggravated assault and his sentencing will be capped at 15 years in prison.
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PublishedApril 19, 2021
Family, city workers hope to raise awareness of disease that took Augusta woman’s life
Kathy Sproul, who died April 9 at age 69, insisted her brain be donated to research to help find a cure or treatment for progressive supranuclear palsy.
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PublishedApril 18, 2021
Augusta to seek federal grant to help fight substance use disorder, overdoses
City looks to create program similar to Waterville’s Operation HOPE.
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PublishedApril 17, 2021
Cobbossee Stream, downtown Gardiner, targeted in cleanup efforts
Organizers say cleanup efforts pay dividends far beyond the areas directly cleaned up.
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