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 9, 2018
Early morning Richmond house fire contained by crews
The couple who live there and their pets escaped unhurt.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2018
Sen. Collins sees Republicans’ loss of U.S. House ‘as an opportunity’
Collins congratulated Janet Mills on her gubernatorial victory, and she said the national election outcome provides a chance for members of both parties to work together.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2018
About 6,600 still without power across Maine after ‘intense’ windstorm
That’s down from about 80,000 outages at the peak of the storm, which included wind gusts of up to 50 mph before it wound down late Saturday night.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2018
World War I sacrifices of Mainers go digital
Maine State Library, Museum and Archives officials invited people to bring in war mementoes for scanning so that the public would be able to see many of them online.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2018
Rabbi calls for action at emotional Shabbat service
Hundreds gather at an Augusta temple to show support after the deadly attack in Pittsburgh.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2018
Augusta area Muslims march in support of Jewish community
The event, held to join Jews in their grief about fatal shootings at a Pittsburgh synagogue, coincided with the Shia Muslim observance of Arba’een.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2018
Body recovered by divers searching Kennebec River for missing Richmond boater
Mark Johnston, 64, was reported overdue at 9:21 p.m. Thursday after he had gone out onto the river with plans to take his boat from a mooring on the river to the Richmond town docks, authorities said.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2018
Maine middle schoolers pick Moody for governor in mock election
Students also learned about ranked choice voting Wednesday at the Augusta State Armory.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2018
Three moratoriums banning marijuana sales approved in Augusta
In addition to extending bans already in place, the City Council on Thursday prohibited sales of medical marijuana in residential areas.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2018
State psychiatric center on track to regain federal certification – and funding – it lost 5 years ago
The state is notified that Riverview is in substantial compliance with conditions for Medicare reimbursement, which is worth about $20 million a year.
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