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 24, 2019
Augusta police officer on leave after shooting
Officer Sabastian Guptill is on leave after an armed altercation Sunday morning during which he shot an Augusta man wanted by police in Fairfield.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2019
Some Richmond residents want out of area school district
A petition, bearing the signatures of more than 164 Richmond residents, is asking the Board of Selectmen to initiate the process to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2019
Augusta man stabbed girlfriend to death, took his own life, police say
Maine State Police say Eric Ryan fatally shot himself as Augusta police were entering the apartment where the couple lived, long after Loryn McCollett had died.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Police investigate 2 deaths at apartment in Augusta
Augusta and Maine State Police were called to an apartment building on Northern Avenue, where the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Investigation continues into double-fatal accident in Litchfield
Police say speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash that killed Derek Trudeau and Stephanie Trudeau.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2019
Veterans memorial finds new home in Pittston
For years, the World War II memorial stood in the corner of a yard; now it stands in the Riverside Cemetery annex on Route 27, where it’s accessible to all.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2019
Traffic flowing again on Maine Avenue bridge in Gardiner
The closure of Maine Avenue during its bridge replacement prompted traffic delays and drivers’ frustration; now the focus shifts to next summer’s more complex Bridge Street bridge work.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2019
Two employees of Gardiner company killed in crash on their way to work
Sabattus police say speed and driver distraction were factors in the crash that killed Wabah Sahal Salat, 60, and Shaffira Shale Ali, 48. After receiving news of the crash, Common Wealth Poultry Co. closed for the day.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2019
Fire destroys garage in Monmouth
No one was injured in the blaze that melted siding on the back of the house and cracked some windows.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2019
Hallowell man charged with firing gun at vehicle
Michael Butler was arrested Friday in Augusta and faces several charges, police say.
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