The event, which marks the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that made abortion legal in the United States, comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is deliberating a case that could overturn it.
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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Central Maine employers ponder next steps after high court blocks federal vaccine requirements
Large employers in central Maine had begun to comply with the federal vaccine-or-test requirement Monday, while the U.S. Supreme Court deliberated over a challenge to the mandate.
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United Way of Kennebec Valley reports record-breaking year of donations following expansion
The United Way of Kennebec Valley raised $1.8 million in its most recent campaign, both from increased giving and from expanding its territory to include communities in northern Kennebec County.
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Anonymous $500,000 gift to Johnson Hall prompts Gardiner theater to begin effort to double amount
The $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor will fund a match challenge to cover the cost of renovating the 400-seat theater at Gardiner’s historic opera house that’s scheduled to get underway in April.
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Frigid conditions make ice, but break no records in central Maine
While this arctic blast has sent temperatures plummeting to their lowest levels in four years, no temperature records were broken in the Augusta area.
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Arctic temperatures raise risk of ice dams on Kennebec River
With the coldest temperatures in nearly four years settling in across central Maine this week, ice is expected to form quickly on lakes and rivers.
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Small businesses embrace downtown Augusta during COVID-19 pandemic
More than a dozen businesses opened in 2021, marking a recent record for business growth as certain people shift from working for others to working for themselves.
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Gardiner imposes mask mandate for public meetings, library
Decision comes as highly contagious omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across Maine and daily case counts remain high.
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Freezing rain, slick conditions cause crashes across central Maine
Slick roads send vehicles spinning throughout central Maine on Wednesday as freezing rain fell across the region.
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Central Maine government officials consider renewing pandemic precautions as omicron variant surges
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues in Maine, local governments have taken different tacks in how they conduct public meetings and carry on municipal business.