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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PublishedFebruary 26, 2021
West Gardiner teen becomes Maine’s first female Eagle Scout
Mia Dawbin completed the requirements to earn her standing as an Eagle Scout earlier this year, making her the first girl to reach that rank in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2021
Video: Augusta Civic Center gets up and running as mass vaccination site
The first day of the clinic was expected to serve 200 people who had already registered, with 1,344 vaccinations anticipated to be given this week.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2021
Kennebec commissioners vote to move Augusta’s Melville Fuller statue
The unanimous decision at Tuesday’s commissioners meeting is not the end of the process, as a committee is expected to be named to make a recommendation where the statue will go.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
Central Maine restaurateurs work through uncertainty
Eleven months after the global coronavirus pandemic was declared, three restaurant owners talk about pushing past profound challenges to start or sustain their new businesses.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2021
Maine Pond Hockey Classic scales back competition, ups the fun in Sidney
Despite the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the annual mid-winter event drew teams to central Maine who turned out for the love of the sport.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2021
Police, friends continue to search for missing Augusta man
Pierre ‘Pete’ Bolduc was last seen more than a week ago in Augusta.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2021
Police and friends search for Augusta man missing since Monday
Pierre “Pete” Bolduc, a contractor who has worked on many construction and renovation projects in downtown Augusta, hasn’t been seen or heard from since Monday afternoon.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Closing time for Rebecca’s Place in Augusta as owner calls it quits
After more than 40 years in business, Nancy Berg decided Saturday that she was done, citing her inability to hire enough staff to keep Rebecca’s Place running.
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PublishedJanuary 27, 2021
Little ice on Kennebec River system delays smelt season
Warmer than average temperatures and heavy rains so far this winter have slowed ice formation on the Kennebec River and its tributaries, and it’s not clear that enough ice will form for smelt fishing this year.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2020
Former Lewiston man arrested in connection with Dresden standoff
Nathon A. Taylor, 41, was sought on an outstanding warrant from Androscoggin County, leading to a standoff on Middle Road.
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