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 12, 2022
Eight-hour standoff in Whitefield ends in arrest early Saturday
Edward M. Poch, 64, is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset after he allegedly threatened a woman with a knife and a gun at a Whitefield house, leading to a standoff with Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputies and the Maine State Police.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2022
Drones join battle against browntail moth as Kennebec County becomes epicenter of pest
In the county hardest hit by the invasive species, a Litchfield arborist is taking to the air with specially developed tools to cut down nests before hungry toxic hair-bearing caterpillars start emerging.
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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 14, 2022
Without notice, controversial statue removed from courthouse Sunday morning
County officials say they were not told the statue of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller was to be removed.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2022
Vassalboro official had ordered marijuana growing business to close prior to fire
Medical marijuana cultivation business on Webber Pond Road that was destroyed in an accidental fire Monday had failed to secure town approvals to operate as a commercial business and as a marijuana business.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2022
Noted author to speak about democracy at Augusta’s First Amendment Museum
Randal Maurice Jelks, professor, documentary producer and award-winning author, is scheduled Tuesday to discuss his book, “Letters to Martin: Meditations on Democracy in Black America,” as part of the First Amendment Museum’s speaker series.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2022
Augusta readies to host Ironman athletic competition in July, showcasing local trails and river
Maine’s capital city has been named a new host venue for the endurance event that’s expected to bring hundreds of competitors to the capital region.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2022
Anonymous $500,000 gift to Johnson Hall prompts Gardiner theater to begin effort to double amount
The $500,000 gift from an anonymous donor will fund a match challenge to cover the cost of renovating the 400-seat theater at Gardiner’s historic opera house that’s scheduled to get underway in April.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2022
Arctic temperatures raise risk of ice dams on Kennebec River
With the coldest temperatures in nearly four years settling in across central Maine this week, ice is expected to form quickly on lakes and rivers.
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