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
March 11, 2018

Planned spending in Pittston is flat in next budget year

The annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday with balloting for elected officials taking place March 19 at the Town Office.
Published
March 9, 2018

Kennebec River ice jam that caused destructive flooding breaks up

Future efforts to monitor river flow will get a boost from a new monitoring gauge deployed at the end of February in Hallowell, officials said.
Published
March 8, 2018

Vienna officials asking for safety, revaluation funds at Town Meeting

Elections are to be held Friday afternoon and the Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday.
Published
March 7, 2018

Closures announced across central Maine as storm bears down

An updated forecast calls for less snow inland — but still close to a foot — while heavier snow totals are predicted near the coast.
Published
March 6, 2018

Kennebec County officials consider joining lawsuit against drug companies

Other communities in the state already have signed on in the legal action against the makers and distributors of opiate drugs amid the drug crisis.
Published
March 6, 2018

Snowstorm promises 1 foot or more of snow, triggering preparation in central Maine

As spring nears, regional retailers are getting ready for warmer, longer days; but they still need to have winter supplies on hand, and public works crews are watching their budgets.
Published
March 5, 2018

Revised sewer increased proposal to be heard in Gardiner

City officials will also talk about the city’s policies about removing trees, and removing ice and snow from buildings adjacent to downtown sidewalks.
Published
March 5, 2018

Chicken runs amok at Augusta Olive Garden parking lot

Officers responded to the parking lot of the Olive Garden off Civic Center Drive Sunday on a complaint of a wayward chicken.
Published
March 4, 2018

Gardiner business credits federal tax legislation for employee bonuses

The family-owned Everett J. Prescott Inc. says changes in the tax code will allow all employees across 26 locations to get either $1,000 or $250.
Published
March 2, 2018

Officials waiting for ice to flow in southern Kennebec County

A day after U.S. Coast Guard tugs completed their ice-breaking operation in the Kennebec River, officials are looking for the river to flush the channel clear of ice.