Keith Edwards

Augusta

Reporter at Kennebec Journal

Kennebec Journal reporter, Winthrop native, ink-stained wretch

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Waterville man pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2024 shooting death

1 month ago | centralmaine.com | Keith Edwards

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Man accused of Readfield murder committed for mental health treatment

1 month ago | centralmaine.com | Keith Edwards

AUGUSTA — A Belfast man accused of killing his wife and attempting to kill his mother in Readfield was committed to state custody Wednesday after a mental health evaluation determined he is not competent to stand trial. Samuel Whittemore, 34, will be sent either to Riverview Psychiatric Center in Augusta or Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor in an effort to restore his mental competency so he can stand trial on charges of murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault.
Sidney mother accused of murdering son not mentally competent, evaluation finds

1 month ago | pressherald.com | Keith Edwards

AUGUSTA — A Sidney woman accused of strangling and stabbing her son to death is not mentally competent to stand trial, a forensic psychologist told a judge Tuesday — a diagnosis the woman disputes. Megan McDonald, 40, charged with murder in the killing of her 14-year-old son, Quincy McDonald, told police in December that God had chosen her for a murder-suicide and her son needed to be sacrificed, according to a police affidavit unsealed in court last month.
Sidney mother accused of murdering son not mentally competent, evaluation finds

1 month ago | centralmaine.com | Keith Edwards

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Augusta to redesign logo, city fonts, to make online materials accessible to all

1 month ago | centralmaine.com | Keith Edwards

AUGUSTA — City officials plan to have the “Augusta!” logo redesigned so any city materials it adorns, including online digital materials, can be read by people with visual disabilities and comply with looming federal accessibility law changes. The stylized, red swoopy logo written in cursive and incorporating wavy blue lines meant to evoke the Kennebec River can be difficult or impossible for people with visual impairments or who use assistive technology to read.
Man indicted in death of wife, attack on his mother in Readfield

2 months ago | pressherald.com | Keith Edwards

AUGUSTA — The Belfast man accused of killing his wife and attacking his mother has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of murder, aggravated attempted murder and aggravated assault. Samuel Whittemore, 34, was visiting his parents’ home in Readfield on Feb. 19 with his wife, Margaux Whittemore, 32, when, police allege, he killed his wife and then strangled his mother, Dorothy “Darcy” Whittemore, injuring her.
Man indicted of killing his wife, attacking mother in Readfield

2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Keith Edwards

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Augusta needs to do more to help homeless residents, task force says

2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Keith Edwards

AUGUSTA — City officials must adopt a core belief that no one should be left without a place to sleep at night, and they must put that belief into action by hiring a city employee to coordinate services for people who are homeless. That’s one of the many recommendations the Augusta Task Force on Homelessness made to city councilors recently after several months of studying how the city could better help local residents who are homeless.
Benton man pleads guilty to murder, sentenced to 29 years

2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Keith Edwards

AUGUSTA — A Benton man pleaded guilty Friday to stabbing a Fairfield man to death in 2023 and was sentenced to 29 years in prison. Raheem Goodwin, 23, pleaded guilty to murdering 62-year-old Edwin Weeks at Goodwin’s home. He pleaded not guilty to Weeks’ murder in February, but changed his plea to guilty at the Capital Judicial Center in Augusta Friday, in a plea deal with state prosecutors.
Windsor man sentenced to 20 years for sexual assaults on child

2 months ago | centralmaine.com | Keith Edwards

AUGUSTA — A Windsor man found guilty of sexually assaulting a girl multiple times when she was 11 and 12 was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison. Peter P. Cayouette, 49, was convicted by a jury in January of three counts of unlawful sexual contact and one count of gross sexual assault. The victim, now 19, testified Cayouette sexually assaulted her on an almost daily basis at his Windsor home in 2017 and 2018 when she was 11 and 12.