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.

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Published
September 18, 2019

‘Finding Our Voices’ exhibit at University of Maine at Augusta lifts veil on domestic violence

Patrisha McLean found her voice after leaving an abusive marriage, and she wants to use it to help lift the shame and stigma that’s attached to victims of domestic violence and abuse.
Published
September 17, 2019

Gardiner officials to consider extending Summer Street development agreement

Developers Collaborative, a Portland-based property development company, has been working to build out parcels that city officials acquired along Cobbosseecontee Stream at the edge of the city’s downtown.
Published
September 7, 2019

Five Questions: UMF president Edward Serna

The president of the University of Maine at Farmington talks about the importance of communication in leadership.
Published
September 6, 2019

Family, friends mourn driver in fatal Windsor crash

LaBreck, 35, was killed in a crash Sunday after leaving the Windsor Fair when the pickup he was driving crashed. His passenger Jennifer Hood was also killed.
Published
September 5, 2019

Litchfield Fair kicks off on Friday

Despite a financial setback last year, the president of the fair board said this year’s fair is packed full of events, both new and old.
Published
September 4, 2019

Five takeaways on the emerging cannabis market in Maine

At Wednesday’s Central Maine Business Breakfast in Augusta, a panel of experts talked about what to expect when the adult-use marijuana market launches later this year.
Published
September 4, 2019

State police seek information on camper stolen in Chelsea

A witness saw a pickup truck drive away with the camper at the end of August.
Published
September 3, 2019

Last of Kmart stores in Maine to vanish with closures set in Augusta, Auburn

Both the Augusta and Auburn stores are closing this year as its parent company tries to stem losses.
Published
September 3, 2019

Winslow woman killed in crash after leaving Windsor Fair remembered as good mother

Lisa Hood said her 38-year-old daughter, Jennifer Hood, had been looking forward to going to the fair with her children.
Published
September 2, 2019

Pittston’s newly acquired island brings possibilities, problems

Even before they acquired Bodge Sands Island, town officials had been considering developing a parcel of land they acquired through unpaid taxes into a recreation area with access to the Kennebec River.