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.

Business, Local & State, News

Maple producers in central Maine ready for start of season

by Keith Edwards March 10, 2019March 10, 2019

Tapped trees await the right weather for producing sap to be turned into sweet syrup and treats.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Whitefield man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2017 shooting death

by Keith Edwards March 1, 2019March 1, 2019

Derrick Dupont, accused of killing James Haskell in 2017 in West Gardiner, will be sentenced in May, prosecutors say.

Business, Local & State

Demolition of state retirement system building begins in Augusta

by Keith Edwards February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Employees have moved to a new, leased space, and the old location will house a parking lot and green space.

Business, Local & State, News

Major landlord in Augusta sells 19 apartment properties

by Keith Edwards February 24, 2019February 25, 2019

Larry Fleury, who bought his first rental property in the city in 1982, sells the 154 units to South Berwick residents who plan to make improvements.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Augusta drug trafficking nets man one year in prison

by Keith Edwards February 15, 2019

Gerard Cormier is sentenced on cocaine trafficking and possession charges, but a charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person is dismissed.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Driver who struck bicyclist in fatal 2016 Windsor crash loses license for 3 months

by Keith Edwards February 8, 2019February 8, 2019

Bicycle Coalition of Maine advocates express disappointment that James M. Mayo, who ran into and killed Dr. Carol Eckert after being blinded by the sun, didn’t face more severe punishment.

Cops & Courts, Local & State, News

Waterville couple sentenced to jail time in plea deal on unlawful sexual contact charges

by Keith Edwards February 7, 2019February 8, 2019

Jennifer L. Stevens and Michael A. Stevens, indicted previously on multiple counts of gross sexual assault, agreed to plead guilty to lesser charges.

Cops & Courts, Local & State

Trespassing charges dismissed for protesters arrested at Blaine House

by Keith Edwards February 7, 2019February 7, 2019

Fifteen people who were arrested in May, including Senate candidate Zak Ringelstein, had their charges dropped Thursday in an agreement with prosecutors.