The annual Great Northern Motorcycle Swapmeet draws riders and others to the Augusta Civic Center to swap parts and stories and make new connections.
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.
Posted inMaine
Kennebec River rises in Augusta, forcing Front Street to close Sunday
City officials closed parking Sunday evening on Front Street when the river level rose abruptly.
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Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Gathering in Augusta marks anniversary of 1973 abortion decision
Hands Around the Capitol brought together abortion foes in the state capital to mark the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide.
Posted inMaine
Jefferson man, 77, dies in three-vehicle crash in Augusta
The crash, reported shortly before 5 p.m., closed Eastern Avenue for about 45 minutes.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Cash stolen from Richmond Family Dollar in weekend break in
Richmond Police are investigating the break in during which an undisclosed amount of cash was taken.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Bomb threat clears West Gardiner store
Fuller’s Market was evacuated Thursday morning following a report of a bomb threat.
Posted inMaine, Nation / World
New Zealander killed in volcano’s eruption had ties to Winthrop
Hayden Marshall-Inman was among the 6 confirmed fatalities, which followed warnings of increased seismic activity on White Island, prompting some to question why tourists were allowed to visit the volcanic island.
Posted inMaine
Missing Richmond woman struggled with mental health, substance abuse
A search for details of the life of Anneliese Heinig, the missing mother of two from Richmond, reveal a woman who is loved by family and friends but who also has struggled and had a history of conflict involving law enforcement.
Posted inMaine
Shifting details frustrate family of missing Richmond woman as search goes on
Varying accounts of where and how Anneliese Heinig, 37, disappeared after she left her car on Interstate 295 have caused pain for her family.
Posted inMaine
Police expanding search for missing Richmond woman
Anneliese Heinig, 37, left her SUV on the side of I-295 in Falmouth last week, and her parents are asking why they weren’t contacted after the vehicle, which was registered to them, had been towed from the highway.