Three initiatives seek to reduce the amount of time poor or mentally ill people spend in custody before they’re convicted.
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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Former Augusta mayor, councilor, businessman and philanthropist John Bridge dies
Bridge, longtime owner and president of construction company Bridgecorp, led and funded efforts to build the Kennebec Valley YMCA and encouraged philanthropy in others by giving himself.
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Augusta cyberattacker sought over $100,000 in ransom
Rather than pay off the apparent creator of malicious software that froze up the city’s computers, officials instead pulled the plug and rebuilt the network.
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Waterville bank robber who dropped cash, gun in front of officer gets 5 years
Jason M. Mackenrodt pleaded guilty to robbery and theft charges on Thursday.
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Riverview patient who killed Troy man in 2009 seeks move to Glenburn group home
Karen McCaul was found not criminally responsible for killing Richard Howe on Christmas Eve in 2009 and was committed to state custody.
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Augusta man pleads guilty to possessing unregistered, homemade silencer
Ryan D. Merrill, according to federal authorities, was firing a rifle he had equipped with a silencer he made out of an oil filter, at a fox and propane tanks in Augusta.
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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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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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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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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.