The event was a boon to the local economy last year, bringing $2.6 million to central Maine hotels, restaurants and other businesses.
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.
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Dresden man who was fatally shot had sought armed confrontation with police
Frank Foss Jr., 28, had evaded police for nearly three weeks before a Maine State Police detective killed him Sunday in Chelsea.
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Fireman’s muster helps kick off a longer Richmond Days celebration for the town’s bicentennial year
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of its founding, town officials stretched the traditional celebration to a week, including the fireman’s muster, which showcases the restored hand tubs that were instrumental to fighting fires before steam engines replaced human powered pumpers.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine
Dresden man, subject of Saturday search, shot and killed by police Sunday in Chelsea
Frank Foss Jr. was shot and killed after police say he pointed a gun a member of the Maine State Police Tactical Team that was searching a wooded area in Chelsea Sunday afternoon.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Popular Augusta restaurant reopens a day after closure over health, safety violations
The 99 Restaurant on Civic Center Drive reopened Friday after several serious code violations and health hazards were identified by the Augusta Fire Department and Code Enforcement Bureau.
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Bonds forged at Gardiner High School keep unusual class connected 70 years later
Members of the class of 1953 credit their original class president, the late Jimmy Ronco, for keeping them in touch long before social media.
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Police: Man who caused Hallowell standoff threatened to start fire at apartment building
A neighbor said the 49-year-old man, who took his life after the hourslong standoff at 61 Water St., was a military veteran.
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Hallowell standoff ends when man takes his own life
Police from Hallowell, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, Capitol Police and the Maine State Police responded Tuesday to an armed standoff on Water Street; it ended when the man took his own life.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
The Christmas Tree Shops closure news leaves customers disappointed
The Massachusetts-based discount home goods store announced last week it would shutter its operations, after initially planning to reorganize the company, and its closure in Augusta will open up more space for leasing at the Turnpike Mall on Western Avenue.
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No ifs ands or putts: New mini golf course set to become a central Maine destination
Moose Mountain Adventure Park in Richmond is slated to open an 18-hole course and ice cream stand on July 1.