The President’s Circle and CYNERGY Young Professional award winners will be selected and honored at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual event, which is taking place virtually this year.
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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Virtual Kenneys to celebrate accomplishments of Augusta-area businesses
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s popular annual award ceremony has been reimagined to celebrate its members while honoring public health restrictions on gatherings.
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Kennebec County group debates whether controversial Fuller statue is ‘our collective problem’
Kennebec County Commissioners voted unanimously in February to remove the statue of Melville Fuller from county courthouse property. They now must decide where it will go.
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Gardiner elected officials agree to support Boys & Girls Clubs funding request
By using revenue from the city’s fund balance and Libby Hill TIF revenues over several years, the donation will have no impact on Gardiner’s tax rate.
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Missing Augusta man died by suicide
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported that Pierre Bolduc, who was reported missing at the end of January, died by suicide.
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Gardiner officials consider support of Boys & Girls Clubs construction project
Earlier this year, club officials asked for $500,000 to help reach their $10 million funding goal to start construction on a planned new facility, but city councilors wanted more information before making a decision.
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Maine DOT shifts to virtual, on-demand meetings
The format, which has allowed the process of public information and feedback to continue while in-person meetings have been curtailed, is expected to continue as restrictions are lifted and more in-person meetings are permitted.
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Vienna voters pass budget with slight increases, choose town treasurer
This year’s Town Meeting was held via secret ballot due to public health restrictions, which Town Clerk Annie Tibbetts said drew more votes for the municipal election than in the last election, but about the same for the budget vote.
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Gardiner city manager resigns
The Gardiner City Council accepted the resignation of City Manager Christine Landes on Wednesday after a 10-minute executive session.
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Craig Hickman sworn in after historic win in special Senate election
Craig Hickman of Winthrop earned nearly two-thirds of the votes in the district, which encompasses southern Kennebec County. He was sworn in Wednesday morning.