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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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Maine police hunt for ‘armed and dangerous’ men, including wanted robber, after car chase
Wanted are Christopher Terenc Farrow, 32, and Dayshawn Middleton, 29, of Connecticut, after they allegedly led police on a car chase across central Maine Tuesday night.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
Three petitions on subdivision changes head to November ballot in Richmond
Driving these petitions are disagreements about how subdivisions should be regulated in Richmond’s agriculture district, which makes up most of the rural town.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Maine Cabin Masters meets the Maine Shack in Manchester pop-up event
Longtime friends who pursued different paths in business are coming together Wednesday in Manchester at a popup event that brings together the Maine Cabin Masters with The Maine Shack, a Denver restaurant.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2020
Gardiner attorney’s license suspended over sexual advances to clients
Clarence H. Spurling’s license to practice law was suspended by order of the state Supreme Judicial Court after the state Board of Overseers of the Bar alleged he inappropriately touched one client and made sexual advances toward another client who was ‘substantially incapacitated’ after drinking.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2020
Gardiner motorcycle crash victims remembered as loving young couple
The families of Anthony Fournier and Krissy Doughty remembered them as a couple who were living their lives to the fullest.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2020
Winthrop’s Craig Hickman casts Maine votes for Biden at Democratic National Convention
The small businessman and first openly gay, Black man to serve in the Maine House of Representatives generated buzz following his 30-second appearance at the virtual convention’s roll call Tuesday evening.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2020
Two from Augusta indicted in 2019 Richmond murder
Tyon K. Shuron, 43, and Chanda Lilly, 31, were arrested earlier this year in connection with the murder last year of Andrew Sherman, who died after being shot in the head.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2020
Falmouth police renew search for missing Richmond woman
Anneliese Heinig disappeared in November 2019, days after posting two cryptic messages on Facebook. Her vehicle was found abandoned on the shoulder of Interstate 295 in Falmouth, two days before she was reported missing.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2020
Hot, dry conditions persist across Maine as summer reaches midway point
While the remnants of Tropical Storm Isaias are expected to begin sweeping through New England on Tuesday night, the forecast for August continues to suggest conditions that are both hotter and drier than average.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2020
Canceled Fourth of July fireworks bring economic hardship in central Maine
Professional pyrotechnics display companies across the nation, including Central Maine Pyrotechnics, are on track to lose the bulk of their revenue this year because of canceled fireworks productions.
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