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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PublishedApril 24, 2019
Augusta police respond to NTSB report on fatal 2017 Toy Run crash
The National Transportation Safety Board cited the failure of the Augusta Police Department and United Bikers of Maine to plan for the risk associated with routing a large group of motorcyclists on and off an interstate highway.
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PublishedApril 23, 2019
Federal report faults Augusta police, United Bikers for Toy Run deaths
Two people died and seven people were injured in 2017 in the chain-reaction crash on I-95 during the annual charity event that drew 3,000 motorcyclists.
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PublishedApril 15, 2019
Video: Gardiner High class among last to see famed Notre Dame cathedral before it burned
Gardiner High students and chaperones learned the famed cathedral was burning over dinner in Paris on Monday.
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PublishedApril 15, 2019
Minor flooding expected along Kennebec River into Wednesday
The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the Kennebec River from Tuesday morning to Wednesday evening.
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PublishedApril 14, 2019
Gardiner officials evaluate progress in marijuana regulation
The city has enacted several temporary bans on pot enterprises since the end of 2016, when voters narrowly approved a referendum on legalization.
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PublishedApril 14, 2019
Threat of Kennebec River flooding drops as storm tracks west
Still, the National Weather Service issues a flood watch for central Maine from 8 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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PublishedApril 13, 2019
Mourners celebrate life of longtime police chaplain Don Williams
He served with the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, the Augusta Police Department and the Maine State Police.
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PublishedApril 11, 2019
Rain, rising temperature could set up Kennebec River flooding next week
With temperature expected to stay above freezing this weekend, the rate of snowmelt in the Kennebec River watershed could cause flooding early next week.
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PublishedApril 9, 2019
New York man sentenced in 2016 Augusta Walmart confrontation
Frankie Dejesus, 29, of Rochester, New York, received a two-year deferred disposition when he pleaded guilty in 2016 to a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedApril 4, 2019
Bateau Brewing headed for summertime debut in Gardiner
The craft brewery, located in the historic Dingley Block on Water Street, will expand the reach of a growing economic sector into southern Kennebec County.
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