While John Brenenstuhl has not been coming in to work since Aug. 14, he has been assigned special projects.
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, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Lottery winnings give Gardiner woman a chance to invest in son’s Poopah Scoopah business
Ricci Abbott, who won $10,000 on Sunday, is the second person with Maine ties to take home a large lottery prize this week.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Antisemitic message found at Augusta’s Cony High School
Principal Kimberly Liscomb said the student who wrote the message has been identified and ‘consequences and education have been implemented.’
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Augusta woman, 31, dies in Wayne crash
Police say Taylor Perkins was driving on Main Street when her vehicle left the road late Thursday or early Friday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Rumford, Dixfield women identified as victims of deadly crash in Albion
Kandi L. Carrier, 38, of Rumford, died Friday after the van she was riding in collided with a pickup truck. The van’s driver, Mandy L. Thibodeau, 46, of Dixfield, was injured and is in fair condition at a Bangor hospital.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Bicyclist suffers head injury when he crashes into SUV driven by Fairfield woman at Augusta traffic circle, police say
Edward D. Kilian, 50, of Sanford was taken to the hospital Sunday after he failed to yield the right of way while riding his bicycle through Cony Circle, according to officials.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Johnson Hall co-founder says renovation of Gardiner theater is ‘beyond our expectation’
Four decades after Denise and Benny Reehl formed a group to buy Johnson Hall, renovations to the historic opera house are nearing completion. To meet the requirements of the tax credit program funding part of the work, the building must be safe for occupancy by Dec. 31.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police looking for man who demanded drugs at Augusta CVS then fled
The alleged robbery took place Friday at the CVS on Stone Street.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
West Gardiner voters back medical cannabis, self-storage and solar energy systems ordinances
After hours of debate in March, April and September, residents approved four proposals to regulate self-storage facilities, solar energy systems and medical cannabis retail stores and cultivation operations.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Maine Craft Weekend to shine light on state’s artists and makers
Gardiner is one of six featured communities this weekend where makers of all kinds are to showcase their work, give demonstrations and connect with people.