The City Council is expected to vote in March on ratifying the council’s proposed goals, which include upgrading sidewalks and storm drains and managing the disruption that will accompany replacement of two bridges.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Gardiner’s historic Dingley Block changes hands
Gardiner Main Street bought the buildings in 2016 with plans for redevelopment and has sold them to two entities with development plans.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Same bagels, new owners at Bagel Mainea in Augusta
After 17 years, Marianne and Kevin Butak have sold Bagel Mainea to Chris Low and Lucinda Stephens.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Kennebec Valley Chamber celebrates business accomplishments at Augusta event
At the annual Kenney Awards, Craig Garofalo, the Viles Arboretum and Maine Isshinryu Karate Academies were honored for their contributions.
Posted inLocal & State
Brief thaw brings rain, slick driving conditions to central Maine
Forecasts call for a return to more seasonal weather Friday and Saturday.
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Three Augusta area chamber awards in hands of members
At Friday’s Kenney Awards banquet, members of the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce will decide winners in three categories, while winners of four other awards already have been announced.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Augusta robbery suspect makes initial appearance in court
Police allege that Justyn Wilson held his hand under his shirt and threatened to shoot if a Big Apple cashier didn’t give him money.
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Gardiner to consider economic development director
Thomas Fiorelli has accepted the position, which also includes planner duties.
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Augusta’s O’Connor Auto Park named 2019 Large Business of the Year
The company’s achievements will be honored at the Kenney Awards on Jan. 25.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Two arrested after assaults in Richmond
Police who went to a home on Stable Road found a person who had been struck with a brick and kicked repeatedly; a second assault victim was found on further investigation.