SummerFest brings people together annually to enjoy the season and the company of their neighbors.
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, News
Reactions pour in following Red Barn owner’s emotional video
Augusta city officials say Laura Benedict’s video has generated hundreds of negative comments and not much clarity about noise complaints at the Red Barn.
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Posted inCommunity News, Local & State, News
Monmouth Beach Party, 225th anniversary draw crowds
Event fostered a sense of community, as fireworks, parade, quilt show and performances take place around Cochnewagon Lake.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Development plans take shape in Gardiner at former T.W. Dick property
Developers of the parcels on Summer Street will build workforce housing and have a lease for a kidney care center.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Red Barn owner says she was fined $200 over a fundraiser — but that’s not the whole story
Laura Benedict said in a passionate video that taxpayer money was wasted pursuing a noise complaint against one of her fundraisers, but the violating concert wasn’t a fundraiser.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Roland Cummings’ conviction upheld in 2014 Waterville murder
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed the conviction in the stabbing death of Aurele Fecteau, 92.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Fire that destroyed Readfield lakefront cabin deemed accidental
Readfield Fire Chief Lee Mank said fighting fires on private camp roads is a challenge.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News, Politics
No vandalism found to lawmaker’s car in Augusta
Capitol Police say the marks left on the car of Rep. Tim Theriault, a Republican from China, rubbed off.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Online burn permits in Maine now OK, thanks to new law
A bill that would allow fire chiefs and wardens to use private online sites to issue burn permits became law Tuesday without the signature of Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Historic walking tour debuts in Gardiner
The path shows visitors significant pieces of the area’s history as they make their way around the city’s downtown and waterfront.