Michael Bowden, 62, was in the crash Tuesday on State Route 218 in Alna, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office.
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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Two killed Sunday in motorcycle, SUV collision in Gardiner
It appears that the motorcycle veered into the lane of oncoming traffic, police say.
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Proposal to consolidate polls for November election fails in Augusta
Following extensive debate between residents and the Augusta City Council, a motion to consolidate polls for the November presidential election, due to concerns about COVID-19 and a lack of poll workers, failed for lack of a second.
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Convicted killer at Riverview Psychiatric Center pleads guilty to escape
Mark Ian Gessner, who was acquitted at trial on charges that he threatened his father while out of Riverview on a two-hour pass in 2018, pleaded guilty to escape in connection to that incident.
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Augusta area sewage testing suggests low prevalence of coronavirus
So far only one sample of wastewater, out of eight, taken weekly from the Greater Augusta Utility District’s treatment plant has tested positive for detectable amounts of coronavirus.
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Augusta to consider consolidating polls for November presidential election
City councilors are expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to hold all voting in November at the Augusta Civic Center, rather than in each of the city’s four wards.
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Augusta police: Three teens face charges after taking cars for joy ride
Officers said the youths, ages 13 or 14, were caught after one of them crashed into a building on Mount Vernon Avenue.
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More than 700 backpacks full school supplies given away in Augusta
The Greater Augusta Back to School Program, begun by the Augusta Elks, seeks to give local students the tools they need for a successful restart to in-person learning.
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Rare bird swimming in Togus Pond in Augusta
The Clark’s grebe, only the second one ever recorded in Maine, normally sticks to the west.
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Sewage could provide data on COVID-19’s prevalence in Augusta area
The city of Augusta and the Greater Augusta Utility District are using a federal grant to have wastewater samples tested for the coronavirus.