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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.
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Kennebec County jail expansion moves forward
Changes to the jail will mean the addition of 24 beds, bringing the jail’s capacity to 171.
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Proposed Gardiner medical facility moves a few steps forward
Three votes by Gardiner city councilors aim to assemble the land parcels and clear contaminants.
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Thieves unwittingly do Richmond library a favor
Police are still looking for two men who stole library donations after a librarian invited them in to warm up.
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Gardiner slaughterhouse ‘growing very nicely’
Central Maine Meats recently secured a $100,000 employee training grant and is looking for workers as well as new customers.
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New bottled water company has been percolating for years
The housing downturn helped push an old idea into the forefront for a Farmingdale couple.
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Landmark retailer leaving Augusta’s downtown
Stacy’s Hallmark owners will relocate to Florida after closing the store at year’s end.
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Vandals steal, damage West Gardiner welcome signs
The town is asking for donations to help pay for replacement signs.
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Salvager discovers old Maine barn had a secret
A Mount Vernon company dismantling a rundown farm structure in Vienna is surprised to find a major relic of the town’s lost past.
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Honoring veterans also wins praise for UMA
The university’s warm welcome is appreciated by students linked to the military, and is recognized in Military Times and other publications.