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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PublishedDecember 21, 2021
Kennebec County commissioners meet virtually to avoid COVID-19 risk
The chairwoman of the Kennebec County commissioners said with the widespread growth of COVID-19 cases she opted to hold Tuesday’s meeting virtually.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2021
Kennebec County register of deeds steps down after 19 years on job
Beverly Bustin-Hatheway has resigned and the Kennebec County commissioners are appointing Diane Wilson, deputy register since 2011, as acting register to fill the remaining year of the term.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
Maine Instrument Flight in Augusta sold to Idaho-based company
SprintBach Aviation of Idaho to continue operating Maine Instrument Flight at the Augusta State Airport, and plans to invest in pilot training program with the University of Maine at Augusta and in the charter business.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2021
Maine sees economic growth in second year of pandemic but ‘a lot of money on the sidelines’
Early in the pandemic economic forecasts drew a dismal picture of Maine’s economy, but while some businesses and industries are still struggling, the state has seen economic growth in the last year.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2021
Organic dairy farmers in Maine, Northeast offered new assistance in wake of contract cancellations
The proposal falls short of what state officials and organic agriculture groups had sought after Horizon Organic announced in August that it would not renew dairy contracts with organic dairy farms across the Northeast, including 14 in Maine.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2021
Winthrop business finds success in adding retail to her online natural skincare business
Kristin Mutchler already had a thriving online natural skincare business with Pickles Potions & Lotions, and in a time when more people are shopping online because of concerns about COVID-19, she has opened a retail shop in Winthrop.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2021
Sturgeon art planned for downtown Augusta
The Augusta Downtown Alliance has secured a grant from T-Mobile to pay for the installations as a semipermanent art exhibit to promote a sense of place.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Kennebec County Correctional Facility reports case number has tripled in second week of COVID-19 outbreak
Of the 32 people testing positive, 20 are inmates and 12 are staff members.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Central Maine rescue officials say staffing crisis leading to faltering coverage
Across the region, EMS services are finding they don’t have enough staff to answer a growing number of calls.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2021
Remains found off Edison Drive belonged to missing Augusta man from 2017, police say
Scott A. Milliken, an Augusta resident who was reported missing in 2017, was identified as the person whose skeletal remains were found last month.
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