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.
Jessica Lowell
Jessica Lowell is the managing editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. She previously 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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Kennebec Journal Sept. 1 police log
Augusta area police reports for Sept. 1, 2019
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Gardiner contamination removal ending soon
The Department of Environmental Protection has been overseeing the removal of contaminated material for about six weeks, but the project will wrap soon so that the bridge replacement project won’t be delayed.
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Gardiner school district starts the new year with new administrators
The district is also continuing to work on existing projects, and officials will start considering a late start time for the high school.
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Windsor Fair’s first cornhole tournament tests the mettle of area players
Forty teams from across the region competed for top honors Sunday in a game that’s gaining popularity nationwide but local teams are focused on the fun.
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Five Questions: Looks Back
Five business owners and executives share the wisdom they have learned and shared.