Shoddy work done by a licensed lead abatement contractor, and approved by a regional agency, has raised concerns about the oversight of a Maine program meant to protect children from lead poisoning.
Keith Edwards
Staff Writer
Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and courts in Kennebec County, 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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Biden declares disaster after December storm, greenlighting repairs in 10 counties
The formal disaster declaration is expected to open up federal disaster relief funding in Maine counties hit hard by the storm.
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Belgrade woman who stole $221,000 from Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville given 2 years in prison
From 2014 to 2019, Sherrie A. Genness, 46, took small amounts of cash she covered up with about 1,700 transactions to the club’s books, according to officials.
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Augusta’s proposal to raise riverside parking lot held up in federal budget stalemate
The city is seeking $4 million in federal funds to raise the flood-prone Front Street parking lot and build a riverfront observation deck.
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Firefighters knock down Richmond chimney fire in frigid weather
To stave off disasters, fire officials urge residents to have their chimneys cleaned and inspected annually.
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Former director of Kennebec County Emergency Management Agency charged with stalking, invasion of computer privacy
Arthur E. True, 50, of Albion resigned as director of the agency last April, the same month the incidents allegedly took place.
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Augusta to use $75,000 in ARPA funds for cleanup of homeless encampments
The city has spent just over $33,000 cleaning up encampments since April.
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Waterville man to spend year in prison for posting child sex abuse images on Snapchat, WhatsApp
Joshua D. Chambers, 34, had over 100 images of children under 12 being sexually abused on his cell phone, authorities said.
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Line workers in Augusta helping restore power have gear stolen from trucks
Even as the theft was reported, Mainers came together to feed hundreds of linemen who are away from their homes working on restoring electricity in the aftermath of this week’s storm.
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Officials rush to document flooding along Kennebec River in central Maine as outages, fallout persists
U.S. Geological Survey crews are in a rush against time, and the elements, to document as precisely as possible how high floodwaters got in the recent flooding, to provide data for a number of future planning purposes.