They won’t wait to see if a federal effort linking SNAP recipients to locally grown food will be renewed – they’re growing funding sources on their own.
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.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State
Hallowell hopes mural project will draw in visitors
The public art display downtown will line the fencing surrounding the rebuilding of Water Street.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
Washington votes to ban recreational pot sales
The 180-day moratorium passed despite debate about whether the action was warranted.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine State Housing Authority leaving downtown Augusta
The 165 employees will relocate in 2020 to new headquarters on Edison Drive in Augusta.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta group wants to expand shelters so it won’t have to turn people away
Bread of Life Ministries plans to serve more families and veterans.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Augusta council cool to proposal for veterans facility at Kennebec Arsenal site
The founder of a North Carolina nonprofit wants to use the historic property and adjacent state land to create a place where veterans could receive treatment and vocational training.
Posted inLocal & State
Addiction treatment facility for veterans proposed at Augusta riverside property
The project could take place on land now owned by the state, adjacent to the vacant Kennebec Arsenal.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine committee unanimously backs bill to restrict sex offenders taking photos of kids
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Matt Pouliot, R-Augusta, was amended to ease concerns raised about its constitutionality.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Parents, teens urge Maine lawmakers to prohibit sex offenders from taking pictures of kids
Lawmakers hear testimony on a bill that is raising constitutional concerns because it would make it illegal for convicted offenders to photograph children without permission.
Posted inPolitics
Legislative panel backs bill to lift $1,000 raffle cap for nonprofits
The cap on raffle fundraising prizes was tucked into last year’s state budget proposal and went unnoticed by many lawmakers.