Christopher Buck, who has been the Hallowell Public Works foreman since 2013, was arrested Sunday in the parking lot of the Hallowell Public Works garage.
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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Augusta’s Fourth of July celebrations draw hundreds to capital city
Monday’s events marked both the founding of the United States of America and the 100th anniversary of the opening Old Fort Western as a museum.
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Augusta family reported missing has been located
Augusta police had sought the public’s help on Friday in locating members of the Al Hilfi family, who had been seen last on Thursday evening.
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Fireworks display business rebounds despite higher costs
This Fourth of July holiday season will be the busiest ever for Central Maine Pyrotechnics, the Farmingdale-based pyrotechnics company, despite higher costs for products, shipping, labor and transportation.
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Monmouth kicks off Fourth of July celebrations with music and fireworks
Annual Beach Party brings fun, music, food and fireworks to Monmouth’s beach on Cochnewagon Lake.
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Augusta police seek help in locating 1 woman, 4 children suspected to be missing
Augusta police have issued a missing persons alert for a woman, two girls and two boys, who were last seen in Augusta around 8 p.m., Thursday evening.
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After back-to-back years of canceled festivities, central Maine is ready to celebrate July Fourth
Parades, food, music and fireworks will be featured as the region marks the anniversary of the North American British colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain.
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Hobby Lobby, Harbor Freight Tools eye expansion into Augusta
The national chains are looking to occupy retail space in the former Sears building at Turnpike Mall off of Western Avenue.
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Augusta man charged with kidnapping, domestic violence charges in Lincoln County
Law enforcement officers say Guy Ricketts held a woman and a man at gunpoint at a Whitefield home Sunday night before forcing the man to leave the residence with him at gunpoint.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
Gardiner officials adopt $7.34 million spending plan
Slate of budget-related actions receives unanimous approval from City Council, and while the city’s share of the property tax rate is expected to remain unchanged, the spending plan is to fund paving projects and additional staffing for Fire Department.