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
April 18, 2019

Cyberattack hits Augusta municipal operations; City Center closed

Officials say a nasty, intentionally deployed virus shut down public safety computers and made the city’s entire network unusable, but the phone system and public safety radio system were not affected.
Published
April 16, 2019

Burglary charges dropped for Portland man accused of burglaries at Augusta Elks Club

Charles R. York was sentenced to 40 months behind bars, time he already had served, on a single felony charge of violating a condition of release.
Published
April 5, 2019

Sexual harassment alleged by employee at Office of State Fire Marshal

Lawsuit claims the sergeant involved previously threatened to kill two other co-workers.
Published
April 4, 2019

New York man involved in 2016 ‘shoot-out’ outside Augusta Walmart sentenced on federal drug conspiracy charge

Frankie Dejesus, 29, who pleaded guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge for distributing drugs in central Maine, was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.
Published
April 2, 2019

Augusta bicyclist pleads guilty to criminal threatening

Joshua A. Veilleux, accused of demanding money and threatening to stab a man outside Walgreens in Augusta, was sentenced Tuesday to 48 days in jail.
Published
March 29, 2019

Police watching Augusta ‘drug house’ make drug-trafficking arrests

Three men leaving 4 Campbell St. in Augusta were arrested Thursday and charged with trafficking in drugs.
Published
March 27, 2019

Augusta man sentenced to 8 months for lying to buy gun from Winthrop firearms dealer

Richard Quattrone pleaded guilty last year to charges he made false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Published
March 27, 2019

Augusta man sentenced to 8 months for lying to buy gun from Winthrop firearms dealer

Richard Quattrone pleaded guilty last year to charges he made false statements to a federally licensed firearms dealer.
Published
March 14, 2019

Augusta to work on proposal restricting camper living

Prompted by the concerns of a building owner about people living in campers next to his property, the city will work on a proposal to regulate how long someone can live in a camper, which is not currently addressed by any local laws.
Published
March 10, 2019

Maple producers in central Maine ready for start of season

Tapped trees await the right weather for producing sap to be turned into sweet syrup and treats.