Augusta native Christopher Lothridge is spearheading a drive to help community members in need.
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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Chelsea woman tells stories in art
‘A lot of things I can’t do, but I can paint,’ says Carolyn Bailey, who has had a decades-long battle with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoporosis.
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Belgrade inching closer to investigating withdrawal from RSU 18
State law spells out a 22-step process that must be followed, and it starts with a petition.
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Manchester-based J&S Oil changes hands
Nouria Energy Corp., based in Worcester, Massachusetts, is expanding its Maine footprint with its commercial acquisitions.
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Reardon sworn in as Kennebec County sheriff in Augusta
His term will be for the balance of this year, and a special election in November will determine who will serve for the two years after that.
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Proposed Gardiner budget includes spending for streets and sidewalks
Plans call for tapping one-time funds to start catching up on street and sidewalk paving, but the spending would not affect the tax rate.
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Kennebec County Registry of Deeds headed for new home in Augusta
The purchase of the Pierce Atwood building on Winthrop Street means savings for county taxpayers.
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Jefferson voters approve budget as proposed at Town Meeting
The budget as proposed by the Board of Selectmen — up $80,000 from last year’s budget — reflects increases in administration costs to the town, including salaries, and an increased snow plowing contract.
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Gardiner’s New Mills Market demolished
By Tuesday, some debris remained on the site, but the building that had stood there for the better part of 75 years was gone.
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Washington opts to study town administrator proposal for a year
Town residents approve replacing a firetruck that’s more than three decades old.