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.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2020
China man, Augusta woman accused of sexual exploitation of child
Jared D. Jandreau, 35, of China, and Jessica E. Cox, 31, of Augusta, were indicted Friday by a Kennebec County grand jury.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Augusta man to serve 4 months in prison for brutally assaulting woman renting space in his home
Jarody, 35, pleaded guilty in court Thursday to a felony charge of aggravated assault.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
Clinton man pleads guilty to sexual crimes against children
Robert A. Perkins, whose wife ran a daycare out of their home, was sentenced Thursday to serve 9 years in prison for sexual contact with children.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Officials keep close watch on Augusta ice jam on Kennebec River
An ice jam impeding the flow of the Kennebec River in Augusta caused the water level to rise Sunday to just shy of flood stage.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2020
Convicted killer seeks release from state custody
Mark Ian Gessner served 22 years for a 1994 Bath murder but remains in state custody at Riverview Psychiatric Center because he was found not criminally responsible on other charges.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2020
Former treasurer pleads guilty to stealing from Hallowell’s Gaslight Theater
Travis J. Burnham, as part of a plea agreement, required to pay $5,000 in restitution to Maine’s oldest continuously running community theater.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2020
Waterville man pleads not guilty to murder charge in girlfriend’s shooting
Nicholas P. Lovejoy, 28, is charged with murder in the October 2019 death of Melissa Sousa, his girlfriend at the time and mother of their twin daughters.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2020
Hallowell man pleads guilty to charge stemming from firing gun
Police say the man reportedly shot at a vehicle during an apparent road rage incident in Augusta in October 2019.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
Man dies in single-vehicle crash in Winthrop
A 75-year-old man was killed when the vehicle he was driving left Route 133 Wednesday afternoon.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
Augusta Armory rings in new year with antiques
Antique collectors sell and swap items, stories.
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