More than two-thirds of state legislators have sponsored a bill that would require the Mills administration to allocate $1 million to study the pay of state workers.
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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Manchester brush fire draws ground, air attack across 4 acres of woodland
Firefighters from five area departments, with help from a Maine Forest Service helicopter, spent about five hours Monday putting out a brush fire on the wooded east side of Manchester.
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Maine Pottery Tour opens doors to pottery and ceramics studios across state
In West Gardiner, where Todd Jubinville is rebuilding his kiln, this year’s Maine Pottery Tour introduced people from near and far to the work he has been producing at his home studio for almost two decades.
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Across Maine, sewer rate payers are starting to see increases to cover the cost of the sludge crisis
Cities, towns and sewer districts are now starting to tally up the higher cost of sludge disposal and calculate what ratepayers will pay to cover those costs.
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Investigators unable to determine cause of fire at Monmouth commercial apple orchard
The fire began in the south end of the garage and workshop of Cooper Farms Holdings facility that was destroyed, but the damage is too extensive to determine the fire’s cause.
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Gardiner’s Christ Church members rally to save 200-year-old steeple
Church officials are working to raise about $1 million to pay for repairs to the steeple of the oldest Episcopal church in the Diocese of Maine, beginning with a fundraiser scheduled for May 6.
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Fire destroys building at Monmouth commercial apple operation
Official: The fire had been burning for at least two hours Saturday night before it was seen and reported by passersby. The cause is under investigation.
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Central Maine fires draw crews from across the region
A small fire in an apartment, a brush fire and a vehicle fire that spread to a garage kept fire crews hopping Friday afternoon and evening.
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Chipotle to pay former Augusta workers $240,000 for breaching labor laws
The American restaurant chain serving Mexican fast food closed its Augusta location after employees were the first in the country to file for union representation.
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Craft beverage makers across central Maine put down roots
For Absolem Cider Co., Run Amok Mead and Sidereal Farm Brewing, digging in and growing their craft beverage businesses is as important as the drinks they are making.