Three consecutive mild winters result in an increasing population across the state.
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.
Posted inMaine, News
Interstate bridge damage prompts fast-track replacement in Augusta
Starting Monday, exit 109A southbound on Interstate 95 will be closed to traffic as the effort to replace the overpass by next spring gets underway.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Cannabis Report, News
Pair of hearings on pot-related issues to be held in Richmond
The issues include where marijuana-related businesses can be located in the Maine town.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Craft beers, ciders, spirits pouring into central Maine
Some two dozen such businesses have opened in the past two decades, and more are expected.
Posted inMaine, News
Gardiner City Council to discuss observing Indigenous Peoples Day
The local change from Columbus Day would take place next year.
Posted inMaine
Private burn permit website faces opposition
Despite legislation letting such systems operate, the state continues to resist sites like Warden’s Report.
Posted inMaine, News
Richmond firefighters will get EMS training
Th town’s contract with Gardiner Ambulance will not be affected.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland, Falmouth officials deliver bleak report on opioid crisis: ‘It’s getting worse’
A number of officials attending a Maine Municipal Association convention have stories of their own about friends and family members who have become addicted to heroin, fentanyl and carfentanil.
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta pair, vacationing in Las Vegas, take shelter as pandemonium breaks out
Tressa Loiko and Matt Swan spent the night sheltering in a hotel in the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly shooting spree
Posted inMaine, News
Augusta sets heat records 2 days in a row
The warm temperatures moving in from the south and west are expected to continue into the week.