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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.

Local & State, News, Politics

State workers in Augusta, elsewhere prepare for possible shutdown

by Jessica Lowell June 21, 2017June 22, 2017

A single mother with a teenage daughter is among the state workers worried about what a state shutdown would mean to their household.

Local & State, News, Politics

Online open burn permit bill progresses

by Jessica Lowell June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

The emergency bill is intended to allow municipalities to use online services other than the state’s to issue burn permits free of charge for residents.

Local & State, News, Schools and Education

Black mold found at Hall-Dale Middle School

by Jessica Lowell June 15, 2017June 16, 2017

The district sent a letter to parents Thursday, but two teachers remain concerned about conditions at the school.

Local & State, News, Politics

Legislative fix possible for online burn permit ban

by Jessica Lowell June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

Sen. Shenna Bellows, D-Manchester, said she has seen strong bipartisan support to clarify in state law the authority to issue online fire permits on private sites.