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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PublishedMarch 19, 2019
Newcomer Rodney Hembree wins Pittston selectman’s race
High voter turnout pushes Hembree to victory over incumbent Greg Lumbert in the race for seat on the Board of Selectmen.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2019
Work starts on two-year Gardiner bridge replacement project
After years of planning on the state Department of Transportation project, work will start this spring with the addition of a multi-use trail bridge that crosses Cobbosseecontee Stream near Maine Avenue.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Gardiner council mulls working with Johnson Hall to improve theater’s Mechanic Street entrance
Officials from the historic opera house would like to partner with city officials on a grant to pay for making building access for performance groups easier and improving Mechanic Street.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Belgrade, Whitefield hold Town Meetings
Area communities provide results of their annual Town Meetings.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Kennebec Journal March 17 police log
Augusta area police reports for Sunday, March 17, 2019
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
Side Gig: Paddle boards and repurposed furniture for Gardiner couple
Keith Bellefleur and Angie Wing have lined up side gigs renting and delivering paddle boards in central Maine and remaking furniture for sale.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2019
West Gardiner budget passes easily with a projected increase of 2.2 percent
With amendments, voters shifted about $40,000 from what would come from property tax to other sources, while increasing funding for roadside mowing and Meals on Wheels.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2019
Pittston debates spending on administrative costs and paying for access to the Gardiner Public Library
While voters questioned expanding a position at the Town Office and paying the fee to use the library, residents approved the town’s $1.3 million spending plan.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Whitefield lakeside property owners not entitled to monetary damages over low water, court rules
Superior Court Justice Daniel Billings found that the value of Robert Rubin’s and Cheryl Ayer’s property on Clary Lake had been lowered because of the operation of the dam that affected the water level, but Richard Smith and his company were not responsible for paying out damages.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Kennebec Journal March 13 police log
Augusta area police reports for Wednesday, March 13, 2019.
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