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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PublishedMarch 1, 2019
On new route, Trek Across Maine expected to bring 2,000 cyclists through much of the Kennebec Valley
The 35th anniversary of the Trek Across Maine bicycle ride, an event that annually draws about 2,000 bicyclists and is the American Lung Association’s biggest fundraiser in the nation, will traverse new communities in 2019.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2019
Waterville couple sentenced to jail time in plea deal on unlawful sexual contact charges
Jennifer L. Stevens and Michael A. Stevens, indicted previously on multiple counts of gross sexual assault, agreed to plead guilty to lesser charges.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2019
Trespassing charges dismissed for protesters arrested at Blaine House
Fifteen people who were arrested in May, including Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein, had their charges dropped Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2019
Maine Supreme Court affirms right of Fairfield landlord to evict medical marijuana patient
The court opinion, however, doesn’t answer the larger question posed by the case — of whether federal law pre-empts state medical marijuana law.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2019
Manchester’s Clark Marine focuses on service to boating community
The 60-year-old operation has been named the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s small business of the year.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2019
Food pantries across Maine helping furloughed federal workers
They’re providing assistance to families of federal employees who aren’t getting paid during the shutdown.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2019
Federal workers going without pay don’t have to go without food in Augusta area
Maine food banks, pantries, other organizations, are offering free help for workers affected by the government shutdown.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2019
Abortion foes at Capitol in Augusta urge others to speak for unborn, despite State House power shift
Hands Around the Capitol was mourning the 46th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade ruling, which made abortion legal nationwide.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2019
Belgrade postal workers praised for pulling driver from burning tanker truck
The rig erupted in a wall of flames less than a minute after the rescue occurred.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2019
Whitefield woman who beat father with fire poker, firewood in Randolph pleads guilty to assault
Briana L. Rideout, 21, was sentenced to 150 days in prison for attack.
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