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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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Richmond voters reject all three proposals to change subdivision regulations
The proposals centered around how subdivisions are regulated in Richmond. Now, the Board of Selectmen is expected to take up the issue in 2021.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2020
Kayaker pulled from Kennebec River Friday in water rescue by Augusta, Gardiner fire departments
The man, who was wearing a life jacket, was alone in the kayak when it overturned, Augusta Fire Department Batallion Chief John Bennett said.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2020
Gardiner attorney under suspension named in lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted client
The woman is one of two who filed complaints with the Board of Overseers of the Bar that led to the suspension of Clarence Spurling’s law license in September.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
Gardiner’s Swine & Stein pivots to a take-home model for annual celebration
The move comes as a way to observe the popular, annual celebration at a time when public gatherings have been limited because of COVID-19.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Search continues for three sought in central Maine car chase
Two schools in Litchfield were briefly put into lockout mode Thursday in an “abundance of caution,” as police continue their search for three people allegedly connected to a gunfire incident in Skowhegan.
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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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