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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PublishedMarch 8, 2022
Gasoline prices march up in central Maine as U.S. tightens economic sanctions against Russia
While gas prices have been rising steadily over the last year, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the U.S. ban on Russian oil imports announced Tuesday has focused attention across central Maine on recent price spikes.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2022
New minigrant competition aims to help Maine microbusinesses reach customers
New Ventures Maine is offering minigrants in the six regions it serves to help the smallest businesses reach customers by helping to fund marketing efforts.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2022
Discarded materials leads to damaging fire at Pittston home, official says
Pittston Fire Chief Joshua Johnson said some discarded materials ignited the fire outside the house, which spread into the roof.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Preparations underway to bring 25 sturgeon sculptures to sites in Augusta by June
A prototype of a sturgeon with a curled tail has been completed and a search is ongoing for artists to paint the fish for the Augusta Downtown Alliance’s public art program.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2022
Gardiner council settles on top goal: hiring a city manager
During the annual goal-setting session, Gardiner elected officials identified priorities for the year, including holding the line on taxes and infrastructure planning.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Officials watch Kennebec River levels as rollercoaster weather also sets high-temperature record
Spring-like temperatures followed by several inches of predicted snow for the region are creating some flooding concerns in the Augusta-Waterville area, officials said.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2022
Augusta man dies from injuries after being struck by vehicle
John Boivin, 57, was struck Thursday night as he crossed Hospital Street in Augusta.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Gardiner library offers patrons pole pruner in expanding fight against browntail moth infestation
The library is the latest organization in central Maine to offer tips on how to slow the spread of the invasive pest by cutting their nests out of trees before the larvae emerge later this year.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2022
Subsidized units eyed as Augusta’s Glenridge Drive development sold for $8.03 million
New owners Midland Capital Partners say they will renovate all 120 units in the complex via a financing package through the Maine Housing Authority and will convert some market-rate units to subsidized units.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2022
Drones join battle against browntail moth as Kennebec County becomes epicenter of pest
In the county hardest hit by the invasive browntail moth, Litchfield arborist Eben Mann is taking to the air with a drone and a specially developed tool to cut down the nests before hungry toxic hair-bearing caterpillars start emerging.
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