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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PublishedSeptember 2, 2022
New Augusta emergency overnight homeless shelter moves forward with city approval of funding
The proposed new shelter, to be created at South Parish Congregational Church, will provide a safe, warm place for unhoused people over the winter, advocates say.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2022
Augusta officials signal support for overnight shelter to keep unhoused people out of the cold
The proposed shelter in the basement of South Parish Congregational Church could be one of two in the city to open this year.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2022
Man in longstanding dispute with Readfield charged for allegedly harassing town manager, family
Robert Bittar, 81, allegedly violated a protection order by harassing Town Manager Eric Dyer, but the resident’s lawyer says the matter is ‘a classic example of government overreach attempting to crush the voice of the little guy.’
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PublishedAugust 10, 2022
Driver who struck, killed 3 pedestrians in Augusta crash admits to charges
Robert Santerre of Chelsea said he fell asleep at the wheel before his car went off Cony Road and struck and killed Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and year-old Vada-Leigh Peaslee.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Augusta police arrest alleged rapist in Oregon
Damien Sanchez, 26, of Roseburg, Oregon, was arrested recently on a warrant related to an alleged assault at an Augusta hotel.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2022
Farmington man, 63, killed in motorcycle crash in Readfield
A motorist came upon the motorcycle and its rider, off the road Saturday night.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2022
Keeping it wild for Wild Blueberry Weekend in Maine
Dresden organic blueberry farm hosts visitors, bees.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2022
Relatives of 3 killed while walking in Augusta last year say consequences for driver too light
Family members of the late Barbara Maxim-Hendsbee, Rosalyn Jean and Vada-Leigh Peaslee say they are seeking justice and a change to how manslaughter charges are brought in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2022
Augusta animal shelter breaks ground for larger, more animal-friendly facility on farmland
Officials with the shelter, to be called Nancy Shuman Shelter on Leighton Road, is still working to reach $7.7 million fundraising goal to pay for construction.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2022
Sidney man enters insanity plea in second trial on decade-old sexual assault charges against a child
Eric Bard, 32, faces a second trial after his previous conviction was overturned by the Maine Supreme Judicial Court because the district court judge who presided over the first trial improperly met with the prosecution without a lawyer for the defense present.
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