The prominent 18.5-acre shopping center on Western Avenue is up for auction as part of a foreclosure.
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 motorcyclists in charity Toy Run killed in crash on I-95 in Augusta
The United Bikers of Maine Toy Run had just left the Augusta Civic Center on their way to the Windsor Fairgrounds for the annual charitable ride.
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Homeless camping persists in Augusta
As people shuffle between campsites, the city wrestles with how to help them and still protect public property.
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More people lingering at renovated Augusta library
Usage figures are up across the board at Lithgow Public Library.
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Augusta board OKs plans for offices near State House despite design, financial concerns
The project developer told the Planning Board before its vote that financing for the project is ‘fragile.’
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Augusta’s new $1 million firetruck already in the shop
The ladder truck’s hydraulic system fails within just a few weeks of being put into service.
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About 150 turn out for Vigil Against Hate in Augusta
The rally is organized in solidarity with Charlottesville, Virginia, following the violence there over the weekend.
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Assorted animals steal the show at the Monmouth Fair
Officials say the fair, which got off to a slow start because of the heat, was well attended.
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Military history trove expected to lose Augusta home
The Maine National Guard move next January will leave a small museum in limbo.
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Errant comma forces new pot vote in Manchester
The warrant item approved in June could be read to apply to all businesses, not just marijuana bussinesses.