The club, which provides daycare and supervision for children on remote learning days, closed Dec. 1 after the report of a COVID-19 case required staff, students and and children in daycare to quarantine for two weeks.
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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Richmond woman died of acute intoxication, authorities say
Robin Bowler, who with Dana Shulman was found dead in their Richmond apartment in early November, had taken several illegal drugs and one used to treat depression, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
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Gardiner development gets green light to go ahead
The proposal to bring apartments and condominium units to vacated medical buildings on Dresden Avenue has passed an early hurdle.
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Developers plan new affordable housing project in Gardiner
Maine Affordable Properties, which is proposing to build eight to 10 condominium-style units, has completed its site analysis for the 1.27-acre lot at 134 Spring St.
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Augusta bar faces loss of liquor license
Augusta’s licensing board has recommended the Raging Bull Saloon’s liquor license not be renewed because of ongoing issues at the Water Street bar, but the City Council will have the final say.
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Fate of Kennebec County’s Melville Fuller statue debated
A public hearing Tuesday draws a wide range of comments and suggestions about the statue honoring the former chief justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who presided over the court when the “separate but equal” doctrine was enshrined into U.S. law, paving the way for decades of racial segregation.
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As season turns stormy, central Maine officials consider public shelter options
Local emergency managers are making plans to provide shelter for residents this winter if needed as COVID-19 continues to sicken people across the state.
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Thanksgiving fellowship available to go at Augusta church
With some planning and organization this year, Green Street United Methodist Church was able to continue its tradition of serving Thanksgiving dinner to more than 100 people and providing moments of connection.
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Turkey supply meets Thanksgiving demand in central Maine
Despite fears of shortages, turkeys remain available across central Maine in a variety of sizes in a year when smaller gatherings are encouraged.
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Central Maine communities rethink winter holiday celebrations
With a surge in the number of COVID-19 cases in Maine, communities and families are finding new and less risky ways to celebrate the holidays.