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
February 8, 2019

Gardiner considers options in expanding Fire Department

Councilors say residents have complained that nearby towns are responding to fires in the city because Gardiner’s firefighters are out on ambulance calls.
Published
February 6, 2019

Five takeaways on building a small business in central Maine

At Wednesday’s Central Maine Business Breakfast in Augusta, experts talked about the aspects of building a small business, from when to start to when to quit.
Published
February 4, 2019

Gardiner officials to consider fire department staffing

When Gardiner firefighters are on rescue calls for the Gardiner Ambulance Service, sometimes no one is at the station to respond to fire calls.
Published
February 3, 2019

Augusta forum on guns, safety and rights draws 50

Maine’s state archivists recounts a 19th-century incident that prompted gun rights to be suspended; other speakers focused on modern efforts to impose limits or fend them off.
Published
February 3, 2019

Historic Gardiner church building comes full circle

The Life Community Church has bought the former Universalist Congregational Church on the city’s Church Hill.
Published
February 2, 2019

Infrastructure, broadening tax base dominate Gardiner planning session

The City Council is expected to vote in March on ratifying the council’s proposed goals, which include upgrading sidewalks and storm drains and managing the disruption that will accompany replacement of two bridges.
Published
January 29, 2019

Gardiner’s historic Dingley Block changes hands

Gardiner Main Street bought the buildings in 2016 with plans for redevelopment and has sold them to two entities with development plans.
Published
January 27, 2019

Same bagels, new owners at Bagel Mainea in Augusta

After 17 years, Marianne and Kevin Butak have sold Bagel Mainea to Chris Low and Lucinda Stephens.
Published
January 25, 2019

Kennebec Valley Chamber celebrates business accomplishments at Augusta event

At the annual Kenney Awards, Craig Garofalo, the Viles Arboretum and Maine Isshinryu Karate Academies were honored for their contributions.
Published
January 24, 2019

Brief thaw brings rain, slick driving conditions to central Maine

Forecasts call for a return to more seasonal weather Friday and Saturday.