A 73-year-old woman was bitten in Augusta, but animals in other cities show signs of the disease.
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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Augusta officials close apartment building with no water, partial heat
The building’s owner is in Florida, and tenants tell the code enforcement officer that they were offered a rent reduction because of the lack of utilities.
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Great guns! Monmouth’s mock Wild West town can be yours for $1.3 million
Purgatory Ridge comes with a saloon, general store, post office, stables, church – and a jail and gallows.
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Augusta parents say suspension from school, athletics for smoking too severe, ineffective
School policy now requires the same discipline for cigarette smoking as for heroin use.
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Mainer’s film focuses on pups that survived Michael Vick’s dogfighting
Winthrop native Darcy Dennett credits Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville for inspiring her to become a filmmaker.
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Maine trooper extinguished fire while man was pinned inside burning truck, officials say
Cpl. Diane Vance used a fire extinguisher to douse a fire after Eric Bachand crashed in Belgrade.
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Accomplished ballet dancer never forgot his Augusta roots
After decades touring the world and teaching at Juilliard, Alphonse ‘Alphy’ Poulin has retired to central Maine.
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Hula hoop comes around again for adults in Winthrop
Five to 15 adults have gathered on recent weekends to rediscover the fun of hula hooping.
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New color brightens Augusta Library’s old stained-glass windows
Artists are applying paint, lead and elbow grease to bring the 32 windows back to their 1800s glory.
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Ice jam, high tide push Kennebec River over its banks
At least one motorist had to wade through floodwaters to move a vehicle out of the Front Street parking lot.