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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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
Augusta police cruiser stolen, suspect arrested following confrontation at parking lot, officials say
The cruiser, reportedly stolen from the police station parking lot, was used by man during an incident at Shaw’s Plaza.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2022
Chipotle denies union-busting in Augusta in answer to federal labor board complaint
The company told the National Labor Relations Board it closed the Augusta restaurant because it was failing, not to prevent a union from forming.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Driver to lose license for 9 years for killing child and 2 pedestrians in Augusta
Infant Vada-Leigh Peaslee, her grandmother Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, and their friend Rosalyn Jean were killed last year after Robert Santerre of Chelsea fell asleep while driving.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2022
Maine Supreme Judicial Court overturns drug conviction of NY man stopped while exiting bus in Augusta
The state’s highest court has found an anonymous tip is not enough to justify stopping and questioning a person.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Augusta’s Chipotle may be forced to reopen, but only some staff say they’d return
Employees who suddenly lost their jobs when they tried to make Augusta the first Chipotle location in the country to unionize are split on returning if a judge rules the restaurant must reopen because of alleged labor law violations.
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PublishedNovember 1, 2022
As Winthrop shooting death case takes turn, officials say shooter who killed man not charged
One woman was arrested recently on felony murder charges in the shooting death of Joshua Martin in a Winthrop mobile home in 2020 while another woman arrested on that charge previously pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
Classes to resume today at Maranacook Community Middle and High Schools after threat suspect identified
Classes were canceled for Monday after a threatening text message prompted officials to close the high school and middle school campus on Halloween.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
Winthrop man killed in Memorial Drive rollover crash
Alexander Meader, 30, died Sunday in the single-vehicle crash in Winthrop, police say.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2022
Woman, 43, killed in single-vehicle crash in Readfield, police say
Martha Shellman, identified as the driver, was involved in another crash minutes earlier in Belgrade, according to police.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Former Kennebec County sheriff’s deputy indicted on sexual assault, domestic violence charges
Daniel R. Ross, 29, is accused of sexually assaulting and threatening a woman. He has been fired and remains jailed.
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