Rain Friday and Saturday could extend flooding on Androscoggin Lake in Wayne.
Jessica Lowell
Jessica Lowell 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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United Bikers of Maine cancels Augusta parade portion of annual Toy Run
A federal safety investigation into the 2017 Toy Run, during which two people were killed and seven were injured in a chain-reaction crash, faulted Augusta police and United Bikers of Maine.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Human remains found in Augusta are those of Gardiner woman, missing since 2017
Police say evidence at the site where the remains were recovered indicates that they had been there since the time of Megan Gregory’s disappearance in 2017.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Gardiner woman who disappeared in 2017 died where her remains were found this month, police say
Evidence at the site where the remains were recovered indicates they had been there since the time of Megan Gregory’s disappearance.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Augusta police respond to NTSB report on fatal 2017 Toy Run crash
The National Transportation Safety Board cited the failure of the Augusta Police Department and United Bikers of Maine to plan for the risk associated with routing a large group of motorcyclists on and off an interstate highway.
Posted inMaine
Federal report faults Augusta police, United Bikers for Toy Run deaths
Two people died and seven people were injured in 2017 in the chain-reaction crash on I-95 during the annual charity event that drew 3,000 motorcyclists.
Posted inMaine
Video: Gardiner High class among last to see famed Notre Dame cathedral before it burned
Gardiner High students and chaperones learned the famed cathedral was burning over dinner in Paris on Monday.
Posted inMaine
Minor flooding expected along Kennebec River into Wednesday
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Kennebec River from Tuesday morning to Wednesday evening.
Posted inMaine
Gardiner officials evaluate progress in marijuana regulation
The city has enacted several temporary bans on pot enterprises since the end of 2016, when voters narrowly approved a referendum on legalization.
Posted inMaine
Threat of Kennebec River flooding drops as storm tracks west
Still, the National Weather Service issues a flood watch for central Maine from 8 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.