Keith Edwards

Kennebec Journal

Keith Edwards covers the city of Augusta and towns of Manchester and Windsor, 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.

Latest

Published
May 28, 2019

New York man sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to sell drugs in central Maine

Andre Fields, 56, of Bronx, New York, conspired with others to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin and 280 grams of crack from central Maine homes and hotel rooms.
Published
May 24, 2019

Jury rules Augusta officer did not use excessive force in 2015 shooting of man who held knife

Augusta police Officer Laura Drouin, who shot and injured then-Riverview patient Jason Begin in a 2015 confrontation, was cleared Friday in a federal civil lawsuit.
Published
May 22, 2019

Livermore Falls man arrested for alleged child sex assault in Mount Vernon

The incident allegedly took place in 2017 or 2018 and involved a girl younger than age of 12.
Published
May 20, 2019

Kennebec County DA admonished for meeting with judge

Maeghan Maloney, district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties, was accused of misconduct for a 2014 meeting with a judge, at his request, which resulted in a conviction being overturned.
Published
May 17, 2019

Psychiatric patient who killed father allowed to move into Augusta group home

A judge says he’ll approve a request from a Riverview Psychiatric Center patient found not criminally responsible for the 1995 killing of his father to move to a group home in Augusta.
Published
May 16, 2019

Waterville man sentenced to 3 years for trafficking in crack, fentanyl, heroin

Philip Bussiere, 55, admitted to police he drove a New York man around to sell drugs, and people also came to his residence to buy drugs.
Published
May 5, 2019

Augusta Chipotle closed Sunday after fire extinguisher system discharge

Haze and burning odor cause worker to pull fire alarm, evacuate Marketplace at Augusta fast-food chain.
Published
May 2, 2019

Kennebec County justice system reforming bail, mental health, drug treatment

Three initiatives seek to reduce the amount of time poor or mentally ill people spend in custody before they’re convicted.
Published
April 25, 2019

Waterville bank robber who dropped cash, gun in front of officer sentenced to five years

Jason M. Mackenrodt pleaded guilty to robbery and theft charges on Thursday.
Published
April 24, 2019

Augusta man pleads guilty to possessing unregistered, homemade silencer

Ryan D. Merrill, according to federal authorities, was firing a rifle he had equipped with a silencer he made out of an oil filter, at a fox and propane tanks in Augusta.