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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PublishedApril 11, 2021
Three Gardiner organizations seek federal grants from Community Project Funding
In a return to congressional earmarks, Johnson Hall, the Boys & Girls Clubs and the Cobbossee Trail Committee collaborate to secure $1 million in federal funding for their projects in Gardiner.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Lawyer: Donor of controversial Augusta statue might be willing to take back his gift
A lawyer representing Robert Fuller Jr., who donated the statue of Melville W. Fuller to Kennebec County in 2013, suggested his client is willing to take back his gift.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Traffic patterns changing at West Gardiner tolls
Drivers traveling north from Interstate 295 to Interstate 95 will use new tollbooths 600 feet from the existing tolls, while southbound drivers will pay at new toll plaza.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Central Maine tasting rooms, bars welcome the public indoors
Friday marked the first day of relaxed public health restrictions at tasting rooms and bars across the state, allowing limited service indoors.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2021
Kennebec County group debates whether controversial Fuller statue is ‘our collective problem’
Kennebec County Commissioners voted unanimously in February to remove the statue of Melville Fuller from county courthouse property. They now must decide where it will go.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2021
Missing Augusta man died by suicide
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported that Pierre Bolduc, who was reported missing at the end of January, died by suicide.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2021
Maine DOT shifts to virtual, on-demand meetings
The format, which has allowed the process of public information and feedback to continue while in-person meetings have been curtailed, is expected to continue as restrictions are lifted and more in-person meetings are permitted.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2021
Maine Ethics Commission says Senate District 14 candidate violated election law, but assesses no penalty
At issue are four electronic signs posted on behalf of William Guerrette, the Republican candidate in the race, and whether they comply with state election laws.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2021
Augusta man missing since January found dead
Augusta police say they found the body of Pierre ‘Pete’ Bolduc on Wednesday in Augusta and the cause of his death is under investigation.
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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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