Snowfall totals ranged from 1 to 2 feet across the region, closing schools for a second day, delaying opening times and creating extra work for some businesses.
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 inCops & Courts, Maine Crime
New York man convicted on charges linked to firing gun at Augusta Walmart parking lot
Reginald McBride was one of four people arrested in June 2016 after two armed bystanders broke up the dispute.
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Posted inLocal & State
Another nor’easter, another foot-plus of snow forecast for central Maine
The National Weather Service predicted that 12 inches to 18 inches of snow would fall across central Maine starting Tuesday morning into Wednesday.
Posted inLocal & State, Town Government
West Gardiner’s voters to decide town spending Saturday
The annual Town Meeting starts with balloting in the morning and floor votes on the town budget in the afternoon.
Posted inLocal & State, Town Government
Planned spending in Pittston is flat in next budget year
The annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday with balloting for elected officials taking place March 19 at the Town Office.
Posted inLocal & State
Kennebec River ice jam that caused destructive flooding breaks up
Future efforts to monitor river flow will get a boost from a new monitoring gauge deployed at the end of February in Hallowell, officials said.
Posted inLocal & State
Vienna officials asking for safety, revaluation funds at Town Meeting
Elections are to be held Friday afternoon and the Town Meeting is scheduled for Saturday.
Posted inLocal & State
Closures announced across central Maine as storm bears down
An updated forecast calls for less snow inland — but still close to a foot — while heavier snow totals are predicted near the coast.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Kennebec County officials consider joining lawsuit against drug companies
Other communities in the state already have signed on in the legal action against the makers and distributors of opiate drugs amid the drug crisis.
Posted inLocal & State
Snowstorm promises 1 foot or more of snow, triggering preparation in central Maine
As spring nears, regional retailers are getting ready for warmer, longer days; but they still need to have winter supplies on hand, and public works crews are watching their budgets.