The organization, which offers behavioral health and education services for children, plans new classrooms and housing for residential students in Chelsea.
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 inMaine
Head-on pickup truck collision sends 18-year-old Litchfield man to hospital
The head-on crash Tuesday on Huntington Hill Road remains under investigation.
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Posted inMaine, Politics
Gardiner, Augusta candidates announce plans to run for Legislature
Democrat Thom Harnett, in his third term as Gardiner mayor, seeks Rep. Gay Grant’s House seat; three-term Rep. Matthew Pouliot, a Republican, is running for the seat of Sen. Roger Katz.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
The Great Race to motor through central Maine
Local organizers expect crowds and spectacle to greet the vintage car rally racers as they pass through Gardiner and Augusta in June.
Posted inMaine Crime
Augusta man arrested after Walmart confrontation was barred from owning firearm
The criminal complaint against Robert Potter cites a 2016 conviction for domestic violence assault in Auburn.
Posted inBusiness, News
Richmond approves marijuana rules at special meeting
Eighteen voters agreed to a temporary ban on allowing medical growers close to schools, limiting businesses to the highway commercial district.
Posted inBusiness
Gardiner businesses celebrate anniversary with former “The Voice” contestant
For Niche, Inc. and Craft Beer Cellars, building relationships has been key to building their businesses.
Posted inMaine Crime
Man speaks out about armed confrontation, shooting incident in Augusta Walmart
Robert Potter, 31, of Augusta, was charged, and police say a woman who witnessed the incident ran out to her car, suffered a medical event and died.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Suspect arrested after gunshot fired inside Augusta Wal-Mart
Police say a ‘good Samaritan’ tried to disarm the man.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Group starts to consider Randolph elementary school future
An ad-hoc committee will consider a number of factors before making a recommendation to the SAD 11 School Board about the possible closure of TC Hamlin school.