Despite the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the annual mid-winter event drew teams to central Maine who turned out for the love of the sport.
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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Gardiner gives initial approval to cannabis testing lab
The Massachusetts-based MCR Labs must also secure state approvals from the Office of Marijuana Policy and the Center for Disease Control as well as a business license from the Gardiner City Council.
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Augusta’s Red Barn to open location on State Street
The popular restaurant has leased 256 State St., the Augusta location of Frosty’s Donuts, for a fried chicken takeout restaurant, which is scheduled to open March 1.
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Gardiner fish passage restoration work continues
The Gardiner City Council has endorsed sending a letter of support in restoring fish passage to the state Division of Marine Resources.
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Gardiner City Council to focus on neighborhoods and public safety
At its annual goal-setting workshop, elected officials also committed to looking at needs of city buildings and keeping property taxes affordable.
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Gardiner considers extending retail pot shop ban
City officials agreed to schedule a public hearing on extending the ban to allow the Ordinance Review Committee and the Planning Board to complete their review of the city’s regulations.
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Police, friends continue to search for missing Augusta man
Pierre ‘Pete’ Bolduc was last seen more than a week ago in Augusta.
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Inmate at Kennebec County jail tests positive for COVID-19
Kennebec County Sheriff Ken Mason says the male inmate is in a quarantine block in Augusta.
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Gardiner-area Boys & Girls Clubs seeks city support
The Gardiner City Council is expected to hear a presentation on the construction project at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley and a request for $500,000 to help the club meet its $10 million fundraising goal.
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Richmond officials sell property at center of junkyard dispute
The sale of the property at 640 Alexander Reed Road leaves David Smith looking for a place to live and shifts the requirement to clean up the property onto its new owner.