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 23, 2019
Side Gig: Notary Public
Cynthia Bonang, now retired, talks about how she developed her mobile notary public service as a side gig.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
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.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2019
Latkes bring friends and family together in Gardiner
On the first day of Hanukkah, latkes bring tasty, welcome relief at the busiest time of the year.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2019
Dresden town administrator says despite missing records, ordinances are valid
An attorney has raised the validity of Dresden’s Land Use and Planning ordinance in an appeal of stop work order at gravel pit to the Board of Appeals.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2019
Bomb threat clears West Gardiner store
Fuller’s Market was evacuated Thursday morning following a report of a bomb threat.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Appeal process begins in Dresden gravel pit stop-work order
In appealing Dresden’s stop-work order on Heather Beasley’s gravel pit on the grounds that it predates the land-use ordinance Beasley, president of the Ballard-Milligan Gravel Corp., and her attorney say they have found no evidence the ordinance was properly enacted.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2019
Richmond selectmen continue work on school withdrawal request
Elected officials are scheduled to meet with the Budget Committee at the end of the month on the recommended amount of funds to be set aside in the event that town residents vote in March to explore leaving RSU 2.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley launches community fundraising for new complex
With a ground breaking planned for April, officials at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kennebec Valley aim to raise the remaining $3 million to pay for the new, larger facility in Gardiner.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Gardiner’s Dingley Block nears next phase as mercantile buildings are remade
Alan Claude and Erin Skehan are planning to open their Water Street gallery next spring in the historic site they bought earlier this year from Gardiner Main Street.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2019
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.
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