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
August 23, 2017

Dresden woman who educated public with injured birds to retire

Hope Douglas ran Wind Over Wings for 29 years and recently reflected on life the lessons that can be learned from birds.
Published
August 22, 2017

State officials seek input on Gardiner’s Cobbossee Trail project

The project is expected to move ahead in conjunction with Gardiner’s bridge replacement projects
Published
August 22, 2017

Richmond Utilities District readies to move ahead with improvements

The district has secured $12.3 million to pay for upgrades to the wastewater treatment plant and a pump station.
Published
August 21, 2017

Gardiner elected officials consider extending interim city manager agreement

City councilors will also be asked to consider selling three properties the city has acquired.
Published
August 21, 2017

Eclipse draws people outside in Augusta and across the state

Viewing parties gave people a chance to get a glimpse of Monday’s rare coast-to-coast eclipse.
Published
August 20, 2017

Hallowell asking residents to have stormwater drains checked

Officials say roof or storm drains that connect with the sewer system may need to be changed before the Water Street reconstruction.
Published
August 20, 2017

Kennebec Land Trust celebrates another year

The non-profit organization honored the work of donors and volunteers Sunday at Camp Winnebago on Echo Lake.
Published
August 19, 2017

Nursing home wedding shows it’s never too late to say ‘I do!’

Sonya Trott, 75, and Bryant Brunye, 79, were married Saturday at long term care facility just six weeks after Brunye proposed.
Published
August 14, 2017

Settlement near in lawsuit filed over ‘head-bagging’ incidents

The agreement will settle claims of Readfield parents who sued the Maranacook schools and a Readfield teacher over allegations their child was bullied.
Published
August 12, 2017

Gardiner councilor gets OK from state to use federal funds

The state Department of Economic and Community Development has granted Terry Berry a waiver to allow him to use funds awarded to him in the city’s Facade Program.