Central Maine Power crews were expected to continue work restoring power to customers across central and southern Maine Saturday and Sunday as a slow-moving nor’easter lumbers out of northern New England, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow in some interior regions.
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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Temple Beth El congregation returns to in-person Hanukkah celebrations with Sunday’s party
This year marks the return to an in-person event for Temple Beth El with games, songs and food, after two years of pandemic-driven adaptations for the annual celebration.
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Kennebec County mulls gift of memorial bench honoring late probate judge
Kennebec County commissioners plan to decide in two weeks whether to accept a granite bench as a memorial to the late Judge James Mitchell, who presided over Kennebec County’s probate court for nearly four decades before his death in 2016.
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Central Maine restaurant scene welcomes Asian Noodle Bowl and, soon, Jersey Mike’s Subs
Asian Noodle Bowl, which opened just before Thanksgiving, and Jersey Mike’s Subs, a franchise sandwich shop expected to open in March, are new arrivals to central Maine.
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YMCA Camp of Maine in Winthrop launches $2.5 million fundraising campaign
The camp, which draws both campers and staff locally and from around the world, plans to use the money it’s raising to build the camp’s endowment, make improvements to its buildings and fund scholarships for 218 campers.
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Scottish Rite Masons bring back Thanksgiving dinner after two-year hiatus
Dozens of people stopped by for the Thanksgiving dinner put on by the Scottish Rite Masons of Augusta Valley at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley on Thursday, and nearly 70 meals were delivered as the holiday tradition returns after a two-year hiatus.
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Winter holiday celebrations debut Friday in central Maine
Starting Friday, central Maine’s winter holiday season gets underway, bringing lights, parades, gingerbread and Santa.
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Gardiner Area High School student funnels fear into action
Shawn Jiminez, a senior, organized a peaceful protest against gun violence in response to what he says is a lack of urgency and education surrounding gun violence and safety in public schools.
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It’s her day: Gardiner celebrates one of its own while area runners raise funds to boost anti-polio campaign
Saturday’s Turkey Trot, hosted by the Gardiner Rotary Club, drew runners, walkers, turkeys and Katie Schide, who returned to her home town this week after winning the grueling Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc trail race in the Alps earlier this year.
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Gardiner officials take different path to fill Public Works Department vacancy
Gardiner’s city manager is proposing to find its next Public Works director from the department’s current staff by creating a deputy Public Works director position and providing on-the-job training.