Togus officials, however, say they never lost power during Monday’s storm and asked for a backup generator only as a precaution.
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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‘Unprecedented’ storm leaves thousands still without power in central Maine, flooding in some areas
In the storm’s wake, a Rome official also is criticizing a local school district as ‘negligent’ for reopening school despite widespread damage on roads.
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Gardiner officials to consider extending temporary ban on pot-related business
A marijuana task force has been meeting since earlier this year to develop recommendations for the Gardiner City Council to consider.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Augusta man operated meth lab in home with children, police say
Patrick Shorey is also charged with drug trafficking.
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Litchfield golf course to change hands
Richard and Ron Foster are selling the Meadows to Randall Anderson and his partners who will continue to operate the course.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News, Outdoors
Deer hunters head out for the first day of firearm season across Maine
Hunters say it’s about more than the hunt; it’s also about the tradition, the community and the experience.
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Interstate bridge damage prompts fast-track replacement in Augusta
Starting Monday, exit 109A southbound on Interstate 95 will be closed to traffic as the effort to replace the overpass by next spring gets underway.
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Communication at heart of school, city officials’ meeting in Gardiner
Municipal leaders had called the meeting with school board members to discuss the school budget and the roles of the elected boards.
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Richmond to hold public hearings this week on two pot proposals
One would establish regulations for marijuana-related enterprises, and the other would impose a temporary ban on medical marijuana grow operations near schools.
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Committee to consider fate of Randolph elementary school with just 44 students
The school district superintendent says the school has a capacity of 155, and a new committee will study the school’s future.