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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PublishedApril 22, 2019
Grand jury indicts alleged Waterville bank robber who slipped, fell in front of officer
Numerous other people were indicted on drug trafficking charges.
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PublishedApril 19, 2019
Augusta purges ‘vindictive’ software that shut down city computer network
Police department computers are back up and running, City Center is expected to reopen Monday, and Hatch Hill landfill and Augusta Civic Center regained the ability to take credit card payments, just in time for the Kora Shrine Circus on Friday.
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PublishedApril 19, 2019
Augusta homeless shelter expansion complete
Additional beds and space are expected help Bread of Life Ministries reach its goal of never having to say no because of lack of space to homeless people who need a place to stay.
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PublishedApril 18, 2019
Cyberattack hits Augusta municipal operations; City Center closed
Officials say a nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city’s entire network unusable, but the phone system and public safety radio system were not affected.
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PublishedApril 16, 2019
Charges dropped for Portland man accused of burglaries at Augusta Elks Club
Charles R. York was sentenced to 40 months behind bars, time he already had served, on a single felony charge of violating a condition of release.
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PublishedApril 7, 2019
Lawsuit claiming assault, mistreatment of inmate at Kennebec jail settled
Settlement resolves the lawsuit filed on behalf of Brandee A. Lewis, a former inmate who said she was sexually assaulted by a nurse who forced her to take medication against her will while corrections officers helped.
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PublishedApril 7, 2019
Mysterious Augusta poet’s words rediscovered in basement in France
Author and translator Françoise Canter gives readings from the collection of Robert Nash, which became a book she titled ‘Maine.’
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PublishedApril 5, 2019
Sexual harassment alleged by employee at Office of State Fire Marshal
Lawsuit claims the sergeant involved previously threatened to kill two other co-workers.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2019
Norridgewock man accused of strangling woman in Waterville pleads to domestic violence assault charge
Derek D. Taylor pleaded no contest in a plea deal as his jury trial was about to start Thursday, with the state agreeing to reduce the charge from a felony to a misdemeanor.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2019
Drug trafficker sentenced to 9 years, admonished by judge for bringing ‘poison’ into Maine
Karon Baker, who pleaded guilty to trafficking in cocaine and heroin, also had $14,800 in cash and three pairs of pricey sneakers seized by police.
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