The Augusta Conservation Commission is advocating for the removal, including with the use of pesticides, of invasive plants.
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 abuzz with first Maine State Beekeepers Association Bee Fest
Workshops at Viles Arboretum taught beekeepers and would-be beekeepers about the world’s smartest insect, including how bees communicate.
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Horsing around is a family affair at Litchfield Fair
Annual Litchfield Fair kicked off Friday and continues through Sunday.
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Benton man sentenced for helping friend set fire to Waterville duplex
Devon J. Pomelow, 24, pleaded guilty to helping Aaron Pelotte, 27, of Cornville set fire Jan. 29, 2023, to the building occupied by five people.
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Augusta man charged with manslaughter in beating death
Warren L. Sidelinger, 42, has been charged in connection with the death of Joseph McKenna, who died two weeks after being attacked on Water Street in Augusta.
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Augusta man indicted on 17 counts of gross sexual assault on children
Matthew A. Greenlaw, 42, of Augusta, was arrested after the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit received information from an undercover federal Homeland Security Investigations agent.
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Gardiner man indicted on murder charge in death of father
Gregory Fisher, 52, of Gardiner, faces charges of intentional or knowing murder in the July death of Alfred MacMaster, 75.
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Benton man gets 22 years for strangling, punching wife in front of daughter
Derek Taylor, 40, who a judge said has an ‘abysmal’ criminal history, was found guilty, in two trials, of domestic violence aggravated assault, domestic violence assault and criminal threatening.
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Judge rejects Waterville man’s guilty plea to murdering co-worker
A mental competency evaluation of Spridal Hubiak, who is charged in the Dec. 27, 2023, stabbing death of Angela Bragg at Damon’s Beverage, has been ordered.
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Augusta working on plan to improve cooling system at child care center
A plan under consideration for the Buker Community Center at 22 Armory St. would replace residential air conditioning units with heat pumps, at a cost of about $108,000.