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.
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 inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
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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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local Government, Maine
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Maine Local Market launches Winter Fires, extending options for customers
The owners of Maine Local Market launched Winter Fires Friday, on the last day of 2021, to give customers an outdoor dining option overlooking the Kennebec River even as they shift to takeout meals as COVID-19 infections continue to spread in Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Kenney Awards shifting to outdoor summer event to celebrate 90 years of chamber of commerce
Following a virtual ceremony because of the pandemic, the annual Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce Kenney Awards will be held in-person in July at Mill Park to celebrate the business organization’s 90 years in Augusta.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Escalating construction costs challenge Gardiner’s Johnson Hall heading into the new year
While fundraising continues for the $5.5 million renovation of Gardiner’s historic opera house, pandemic-driven inflation is expected to increase the final project cost.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Morning Sentinel
After slick conditions midweek, forecasts call for some in central Maine to see a white Christmas
A weather system expected to move across central Maine Tuesday prompted school districts in the region to cancel school Wednesday.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Kennebec County commissioners meet virtually to avoid COVID-19 risk
The chairwoman of the Kennebec County commissioners said with the widespread growth of COVID-19 cases she opted to hold Tuesday’s meeting virtually.