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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PublishedApril 11, 2021
Gardiner man celebrates Maine’s role in song
In his quest to collect sheet music, Rod Spearin has searched out Maine’s unique position in popular music of the early 20th century.
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PublishedApril 11, 2021
Three Gardiner organizations seek federal grants from Community Project Funding
In a return to congressional earmarks, Johnson Hall, the Boys & Girls Clubs and the Cobbossee Trail Committee collaborate to secure $1 million in federal funding for their projects in Gardiner.
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PublishedApril 10, 2021
West Gardiner spending plan passes with voter approval for a new plow and funds for a fire truck
About five dozen voters turned out to the Town Garage to ask questions and approve $1.27 million in town spending this year.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Lawyer: Donor of controversial Augusta statue might be willing to take back his gift
A lawyer representing Robert Fuller Jr., who donated the statue of Melville W. Fuller to Kennebec County in 2013, suggested his client is willing to take back his gift.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Traffic patterns changing at West Gardiner tolls
Drivers traveling north from Interstate 295 to Interstate 95 will use new tollbooths 600 feet from the existing tolls, while southbound drivers will pay at new toll plaza.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Dresden files lawsuit against gravel pit, owner over violations
While Heather Beasley’s appeal of a notice of violation and stop work order issued against her gravel pit is ongoing, the town has filed suit against her and the Ballard-Milligan Gravel Corp. in part over damage to Ballard Road.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
West Gardiner’s proposed spending plan increases as officials make plans for new equipment
The town’s $1.27 million plan is up 6.4% from the scaled-back budget presented to voters at last July’s Town Meeting, delayed by public health restrictions on gatherings.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Central Maine faithful celebrating holy days in-person and virtually amid pandemic
Places of worship in the Augusta and Waterville areas are using a combination of virtual and in-person gatherings as key holy celebrations get underway a year into the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Virtual Kenney Awards carry on tradition of honoring central Maine businesses
The annual awards ceremony of the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce was held virtually, celebrating winners in three categories chosen before the event and some chosen live.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Central Maine tasting rooms, bars welcome the public indoors
Friday marked the first day of relaxed public health restrictions at tasting rooms and bars across the state, allowing limited service indoors.
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