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 19, 2022
Augusta man who was shot last month by guard pleads not guilty to assault on federal official
Derik Broox Wight, 41, is being held by federal officials for allegedly attacking a security officer April 20 at the Edmund S. Muskie Federal Building in Augusta.
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PublishedMay 17, 2022
Richmond couple loses home and cat to fire but escapes uninjured
Firefighters from seven departments responded to the early-morning fire Tuesday on Beedle Road.
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
Former Augusta mental health worker sentenced for sexual abuse of client
Wayne O. Draper, 57, of Pittston pleads no contest to Class D misdemeanor charges of unlawful sexual contact and unlawful sexual touching.
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PublishedMay 10, 2022
Watch: Fire destroys 122-year-old Farmingdale house under renovation to be sold
The Northern Avenue home, owned by John Jaques of Keller Williams Realty, was under renovation and nearing completion as a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Sheriff’s deputy killed last year among Maine officers honored at Augusta memorial
Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Gross was investigating a crash when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in Trenton on Sept. 23, 2021, and he is now among the names on the memorial.
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PublishedMay 5, 2022
Colonial Theater to host its first show in 53 years in downtown Augusta
Las Vegas magician and mind reader Kent Axell, who grew up in Manchester, to lift curtain Friday for the first ticketed public performance at the historic theater since it closed in 1969.
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PublishedMay 4, 2022
Waterville man pleads guilty to murdering mother of his children
Nicholas P. Lovejoy admitted to the murder of Melissa Sousa in Waterville in 2019. His sentence will be capped at 45 years.
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PublishedMay 3, 2022
FBI: Photos show Jefferson man inside Capitol on Jan. 6
Joshua Colgan told FBI agents he went to the Capitol Building following President Donald Trump’s speech, but said he didn’t enter.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Augusta City Council gives police approval to sell some guns in evidence locker, destroy those used in crimes
Augusta Police Department to sell 62 guns and destroy 57 it has acquired over the years.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Oakland woman pleads not guilty in drug-induced death of her toddler son
Ashley Malloy’s 14-month-old, Karson, died in November 2021 from complications due to the combined effects of fentanyl and tramadol, officials said.
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