Officials say a man led Maine State Police troopers on a 50-mile chase after he failed to stop on Interstate 95 near Hamden and crashed in Waterville.
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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Misfired firework ignites roof of Augusta home
Augusta Battalion Chief Jason Farris said the odds were ‘astronomical’ that a misfired firework could ignite an asphalt roof that was covered by a metal roof.
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Garland woman arrested in connection with April killing in Hartland
Bonnie Coombs, 69, of Garland, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the shooting death of her sister two months ago in Hartland.
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Home from the Sea | Column
William Devine was a dancer, a guitarist and a singer, and he never came home from the war, J.P. Devine writes.
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Summer’s coming … are you clean? | Column
Summer is a time to get dry-cleaned, J.P. Devine writes.
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ShineOnCass brings the gift of literacy to Augusta
ShineOnCass, created by Monica Charette after the 2014 death of her daughter Cass, works with organizations to promote youth literacy in memory of Cass, who was an avid reader.
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Commissioners get early view of housing expansion in Waterville
When allocating nearly $24 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, the Kennebec County commissioners included affordable housing in Kennebec County, including Manor Gardens.
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Cornville man sentenced for accessing child sexual abuse material
Wade Willette, 46, of Cornville, used the Kik messaging app to upload videos containing child sexual abuse materials in 2021.
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Construction to begin on Newport roundabout
The Maine Department of Transportation will host an in-person open house April 1 for area residents to get information about the project, which gets underway in mid-April.
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The planets are aligning for rare astronomical display
The parade of planets, when all seven of Earth’s solar system neighbors can be seen in the night sky, starts Friday and continues through next week.