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 23, 2018

Chelsea boy, 2, found wandering in road, reunited with family

Rachel Hamlin said she’s amazed how widely her post about finding the boy was shared on Facebook.
Published
July 22, 2018

Randolph officials proposing flat budget totaling $2.1 million

At Town Meeting Wednesday, town residents will be asked to approve raising and appropriating money for a new fire truck.
Published
July 22, 2018

MaineGeneral eyes Gardiner’s Brunswick Avenue for new facility

The hospital had signed a letter of intent to be part of the T.W. Dick redevelopment, but officials say that site lacked sufficient parking.
Published
July 19, 2018

Chelsea residents raise tax levy limit

A special town meeting was needed so voters could to authorize town officials to spend what voters had approved in June.
Published
July 19, 2018

Local collection on display at The Wall That Heals

Robert Egloff’s collection of items from the Vietnam War and its era gives veterans a chance to connect with their past.
Published
July 17, 2018

The Wall That Heals arrives in Gardiner

Despite rainfall, volunteers turned out to escort the truck bearing the traveling memorial wall, which will be assembled Wednesday and open to the public on Thursday.
Published
July 17, 2018

After 10 months of work, the Wall that Heals to arrive in Gardiner this week

Organizers expecting up to 15,000 people to visit the replica of Vietnam Memorial in Gardiner Commons.
Published
July 16, 2018

Central Maine officials urge calm amid rabies fears

Sensational encounters with rabid animals have been reported elsewhere in Maine, but few incidents have been noted here.
Published
July 16, 2018

Fire heavily damages Dresden home

Crews from three counties were called in to fight the fire, which was reported late Monday afternoon.
Published
July 16, 2018

Gardiner City Council to consider bids on mobile home park

The city had acquired the 14-lot Iron Mine park through a sewer foreclosure.