Jessica Lowell

Kennebec Journal

Jessica Lowell covers business and economic development and general news in the Gardiner area. After short but intense aspirations to be an opera singer (age 4) and a deep-sea diver (age 6) her most enduring passion has been telling stories. A University of Maine graduate, she worked for newspapers in New Hampshire, upstate New York and Wyoming, where she has won awards for investigative and explanatory journalism. She’s a fellow of the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism and the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources. After several years out of journalism, she returned to Maine and to writing, where she spends her free time enjoying both trees and the ocean, two commodities that Wyoming lacks.

Latest

Published
July 15, 2019

Randolph voters to consider a budget that’s up 5% but not expected to increase taxes

Voters at Wednesday’s Town Meeting are expected to consider whether to approve borrowing $1 million to fix town roads, as well as food sovereignty and fire department restitution ordinances.
Published
July 14, 2019

Restoration and improvement work begins at Head Tide Dam

The work, which continues through the fall, will make improvements to the dam structure and improve the fish habitat on the Sheepscot River in Lincoln County.
Published
July 11, 2019

Gardiner to use additional state funds to reduce current property tax rate

City councilors had four options to choose from, including delaying using the money until the next fiscal year.
Published
July 8, 2019

Gardiner officials consider what to do with revenue sharing funds

Because the Legislature approved a higher rate than Gov. Mills proposed in the state budget, city officials must decide how the additional funds will be used.
Published
July 7, 2019

Monmouth home damaged after Saturday storm sends tree branch through roof

In the aftermath of the powerful storms that pushed through central Maine on Saturday, the cleanup has started at the Packard Road home of Deborah Fox, where an ash tree fell across the roof of her two-story home.
Published
July 7, 2019

New owner for Turnpike Mall in Augusta

Sun Equity Partners bought the property at the corner of Western Avenue and Whitten Road in Augusta with plans to lease new spaces and find tenants for more than 70,000 square feet of vacant retail space.
Published
July 6, 2019

Washington’s Strawberry Festival kicks it up a notch

The Washington Ladies Guild, which organizes the festival, benefited this year from exposure via a TV report about the event, which is in its 72nd year.
Published
July 6, 2019

Body of Wayne man found in his boat on Pocasset Lake

Game wardens are investigating the death of Christopher Brown, 33, whose body was found in his motorboat Saturday on Pocasset Lake.
Published
July 4, 2019

State denies liquor license to Randolph restaurant

Because no record can be found that town residents have voted to allow liquor sales at a bar, the state of Maine has denied a liquor license to the new owners of Sun Sun Chinese restaurant.
Published
July 3, 2019

Richmond man pleads guilty to assault charge

Trevor Korineck also entered an Alford plea, which means he did not admit an aggravated assault charge but acknowledged the prosecution probably could prove the charge against him at trial.