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 20, 2022
Maine group acted in ‘bad faith’ by withholding public records about former Kennebec County jail inmate, justice says
A Superior Court justice ordered the Maine County Commissioners Association self-funded risk management pool to pay attorneys’ fees and release the wrongfully withheld documents detailing a settlement with a former Kennebec County jail inmate who alleged that officers used excessive force and racial slurs against him.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2022
Police identify victim in Hallowell shooting
Hallowell police have identified the victim in Sunday’s early morning shooting as Joshua Arbour, 42, as officers continue their search for the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2022
Man shot, injured early Sunday in Hallowell, police say
A 30-year-old man was shot during an altercation with an acquaintance at about 3 a.m. on Second Street, after which the suspect fled, according to police.
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PublishedNovember 25, 2022
YMCA Camp of Maine in Winthrop launches $2.5 million fundraising campaign
The camp, which draws both campers and staff locally and from around the world, plans to use the money it’s raising to build the camp’s endowment, make improvements to its buildings and fund scholarships for 218 campers.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
Students, lawmakers speak out against school hoax threats
Protest organizers say last week’s lockdowns at schools across Maine highlight the need for more urgency around guns and safety in public education.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Organizers launch final fundraising push for Gardiner fountain
About $150,000 has been raised so far to fund repairs to the historic fountain, erected as a monument to Gardiner native Gideon S. Palmer, a volunteer regimental surgeon in the Civil War.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2022
Renovations expose bones and secrets of Maine’s oldest opera house
Now that the long-anticipated renovation of the Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center in Gardiner is underway, the work is revealing the building’s history.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2022
Fire at Richmond mobile home causes minor damage
A fire that was apparently started by a lit candle that either tipped over or was knocked over by a cat caused minor damage to the home at 7 Post Road.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2022
Postal Service staffing shortages prompting alarming delays for central Mainers
Across the region, businesses and residents are complaining that spotty mail delivery is delaying checks, bills and medications, but with about 100 vacancies for Postal Service workers in Maine and a low unemployment rate, it’s not clear service will improve any time soon.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2022
Gardiner economic development director leaving for job in Saco
Tracey Desjardins, who was hired about three years ago as the city’s economic development director, helped Gardiner complete its downtown master plan and secure grant funding for a variety of projects.
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