Joseph Pietroski Jr. narrowly defeated Democrat Charlotte Warren in the race for the District 2 Kennebec County commissioner seat.
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 inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Work on Gardiner facilities plan set to begin this month
Gardiner officials are planning to take a look at the age and condition of existing city facilities and assess their needs for coming years as part of a facility planning process that gets underway this month.
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United Way of Kennebec Valley to line up giving with community Impact2032 goals
Impact2032 is to shape the United Way of Kennebec Valley’s community investment grant decisions that are to be made once this year’s fundraising campaign, with a $2 million goal, is completed.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, News
Two candidates vie to become Kennebec County register of deeds
Incumbent Democrat C. Diane Wilson and Republican Matthew Boucher are running for register of deeds, which oversees maintaining and preserving the documents recorded at the registry, including mortgages, deeds and plans.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Fire at Richmond mobile home causes minor damage
A fire that was apparently started by a lit candle that either tipped over or was knocked over by a cat caused minor damage to the home at 7 Post Road.
Posted inElection 2022, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Farmingdale special election to feature former selectman and hopeful
Isaiah Peppard, who has served as selectman in Pittston when he lived there, is running against Andrew Vellani, a former Farmingdale selectman who resigned 10 months into his term, in the Nov. 8 special election to fill the third seat on the town board.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Candidates for District 2 on the Kennebec County Commissioners seek more transparency in county government
Democrat Charlotte Warren and Republican Joseph Pietroski Jr. are vying for the seat being vacated by Nancy Rines, who is not seeking reelection.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Halloween events serve up spooky fun across central Maine
Costumes and candy ruled Sunday at the Litchfield Fairgrounds for the Regional School Unit 4 PTA Trunk or Treat, an annual event celebrating Halloween, and one of dozens of events and displays scheduled between now and the end of October.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Postal Service staffing shortages prompting alarming delays for central Mainers
Across the region, businesses and residents are complaining that spotty mail delivery is delaying checks, bills and medications, but with about 100 vacancies for Postal Service workers in Maine and a low unemployment rate, it’s not clear service will improve any time soon.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police: Tips from public helped lead to arrest of suspect in armed robbery of Augusta bank
Augusta Police Chief Jared Mills said several tips from the public, in addition to his department’s investigation, led to the arrest of Joshua Brougham.