Their immediate concern is less about elections and more about advocating for community-first values.
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 inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine State Museum exhibit showcases the art of wood
Opening Saturday is ‘Thos. Moser: Legacy in Wood,’ featuring the innovative designs of an Auburn furniture maker.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Dresden’s old-timey SummerFest keeps things simple
The annual event brings the community together with races, pie contests and courthouse tours.
Posted inNation & World, News
Monmouth celebrates 2nd Beach Party, 225th anniversary
‘It’s great getting the whole community together,’ a lieutenant in the fire department says.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Red Barn owner says she was fined $200 over a fundraiser — but that’s not the whole story
Laura Benedict says in a passionate video that taxpayers’ money was wasted pursuing a noise complaint against one of her fundraisers, but the concert the city cited wasn’t a fundraiser.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Roland Cummings’ conviction upheld in 2014 Waterville murder
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has affirmed the conviction in the stabbing death of Aurele Fecteau, 92.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Marks on lawmaker’s car weren’t vandalism after all; they just rubbed off
Gov. LePage had accused some state workers of keying the cars of Republican lawmakers who held out for a budget bill without tax increases.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Online burn permits in Maine now OK, thanks to new law
A bill that would allow fire chiefs and wardens to use private online sites to issue burn permits became law Tuesday without the signature of Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inMaine, News
Old Fort Western follows George Washington directive for Fourth
Cannons are fired, one flag is lowered and another raised – and the Declaration of Independence is read aloud.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Employees march to State House, demand end to shutdown
The union chief says she was ignored when she tries to deliver a class-action grievance to the governor’s office.