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Jessica Lowell
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.
Gardiner dog attack victim seeks tougher consequences from city
Cynthia Roodman said it should be a crime to walk away from a dog attack and that dog attacks should draw stiffer penalties.
Investors leverage new tax credits for redevelopment in downtown Augusta
Developers are teaming up to redevelop the former Odd Fellows building in an area designated to offer tax advantages to investors.
Augusta printing company welcomes new high-efficiency press
J.S. McCarthy Printers president and CEO says the technology is ‘close to 50 percent’ more productive.
Bridge project schedules developed in Pittston, Gardiner
Work will be done in sequence to lessen the effect on traffic in busy corridors, starting next summer.
Gardiner to consider temporary ban on new medical marijuana shops
The city already is home to two cannabis caregiver shops that would not be affected by the proposal that is retroactive to July 9.
Gardiner mushroom farm beats heat, humidity with 2nd HVAC unit
Maine Cap N’ Stem takes steps to control what it can to ensure it produces the best product this summer.
Work begins on Maine Fisher House at Togus to lodge families of veterans
The Fisher House Foundation’s 16-suite facility will provide free lodging for families of veterans seeking treatment at VA-Maine Healthcare Center-Togus.
Seeking relief from heat, Mainers head for the chills
We can expect a couple more hot and humid days, then the arrival of a cold front. And rain. Lots of rain.
State’s (in)action allows private burn permit system to continue
For Warden’s Report, that means it can continue to expand its offerings in the state.