The Kennebec River swelled to depths not seen in decades on Tuesday. Officials evacuated residents in Waterville, Fairfield and other communities as a precaution, and the governor declared a state of civil emergency in all but two counties.
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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Powerful winds, rains across central Maine bring outages, closures and expectation of flooding
The storm that moved into the region late Sunday knocked down trees and power lines and is expected to bring flooding to local streams and the Kennebec River starting Monday night.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Emailed bomb threat to Augusta synagogue part of nationwide hoax
Temple Beth El in Augusta, Congregation Bet Ha’am in Sourth Portland and Beth Israel Congregation in Bath are among many Jewish communities across the country that were sent bomb threats Sunday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Kennebec County Emergency Management Director steps down after monthslong administrative leave
A separation agreement signed by the outgoing director, John Brenenstuhl, states there was no wrongdoing or unlawful conduct on his part or the county’s.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Gardiner man assaulted after finding stranger in basement
Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the assailant, who fled on a skateboard after a confrontation at a Brunswick Avenue home.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Storm brings heavy rain, power outages to central Maine
Flood alerts popped up Monday in the wake of a storm that threatened to bring heavy rain to central Maine. Over 3,000 people were without power in central Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Wander Pizza to return to Augusta in the new year
Under new ownership, the popular pizza place returns to Augusta after an 18-month hiatus.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
$2.9 million in upgrades on horizon for Gardiner wastewater treatment plant
GARDINER — City officials are poised to move ahead with the second phase of improvements to the Gardiner wastewater treatment plant. The second phase, estimated to cost about $2.9 million, would replace the plant’s electronic control system and related equipment, upgrade the chemical feed system and blower, repair the roof and replace the boiler, among […]
Posted inLocal & State
Thousands without power as central Maine deals with season’s first snowstorm
Reported snowfall totals in the region ranged from 5 to 11 inches Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Gray.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Agriculture businesses across Maine poised for expansion with injection of federal grant funding
Five Maine farms have secured more than $1 million in federal agricultural grants to develop and sell products that range from soap to salami, making their products available more widely and helping the businesses to grow sustainably.