The new DHHS building is the first major addition to the State House complex since the 1970s.
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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Pearl Harbor attack eventually cost former Augusta woman her father
Hope Weston, who also lived in Winthrop, left the Philippines for the United States before the war; her father stayed behind to help the U.S., and was executed by the Japanese.
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Augusta TV viewers advised public access station moving up the dial
Some officials worry the new channel will be harder to find.
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Augusta council divided on marijuana moratorium
Some councilors say the city and the state already have had more than a year to come up with regulations but failed to do so.
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Warming center unable to find new space
The Augusta center, where hundreds of residents escape from the cold and socialize, opens for the winter in a location that is for sale.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Augusta council will discuss new moratorium on recreational pot sales
A voter-approved law allowing marijuana sales statewide could go into effect as early as February.
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Augusta’s first motorized firetruck, former owner reunited
The 1917 engine will be will be the centerpiece of a small museum, which will be built at the Hartford Station.
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Man struck by car in Augusta crosswalk dies of injuries
The 81-year-old victim was hit while crossing Northern Avenue near St. Augustine Catholic Church.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, Nation & World
Volunteers in Augusta pack meals to feed the hungry in 70 countries
Hundreds meet at Cony High School to help a Christian nonprofit in its goal of providing more than 100,000 meals.
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‘Lessons’ from 1998 improved storm response, CMP says
The Maine utility expects all power restored a week after Monday’s storm; the ice storm wait was 23 days.