Councilors want to target rundown properties and avoid penalizing owners who maintain their vacant property well.
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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Bar owners buy prominent vacant lot in downtown Hallowell
Owners of the Quarry Tap Room say they have big plans for the waterfront lot, which has been vacant for decades.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Augusta exhibit will honor Samantha Smith
The show opens Tuesday, the 30th anniversary of the plane crash that killed Samantha Smith.
Posted inLocal & State
Vacant building proposal in Augusta overreaches, critics say
A building unoccupied longer than 60 days would be subject to fees levied by the city.
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Augusta may require landlords to buy permits for vacant buildings
Under a proposed new ordinance, the permits would last for six months, after which the building owners would have to renew them and pay the permit fee again.
Posted inLocal & State
Augusta thoroughfare temporarily one-way
With road work underway, part of Mount Vernon Avenue will be restricted to northbound traffic.
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Augusta City Council considers new historic district
A city councilor says an ordinance could be ‘toothless’ if Augusta adopts exceptions to the rules.
Posted inLocal & State
New ferry servicing Swan Island
It can take up to 55 passengers from Richmond to the wooded state wildlife management area in the Kennebec River.
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Arizona man’s mission to raise awareness about veteran suicides ends in Augusta
Tom L’Italien, not a military veteran himself, received a warm welcome from city officials and others after he completed a 48-day ride that started in Utah.
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Violent storm knocks out power to hundreds in Augusta area
Central Maine Power Co. reported service disruption to 887 customers; several trees fell on power lines in Winthrop.