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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PublishedSeptember 29, 2022
One person dead following fire at West Gardiner residence
The Maine Office of State Fire Marshal is investigating after firefighters responding to a fire Thursday morning on Lewiston Road in West Gardiner found the body, believed to be that of Sherwood Keene, 83, at the home that was destroyed.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2022
Stockton Springs man identified as driver killed in three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95
Police: William Stevenson, 53, died Saturday morning when his BMW was hit from behind in the northbound lanes of I-95 in West Gardiner.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2022
Le Club Calumet celebrates 100 years of Franco American culture
After a century of making a community for French Canadian residents of Augusta and of civic accomplishment, the club looks toward a strong future.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
By the slice or whole: Monmouth’s AppleFest the place to get apple pie Saturday
For more than three decades, supporters of the Monmouth Museum have put on AppleFest, the main fundraiser for the museum that has captured the history of the southwest Kennebec County town.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2022
Crash kills one on Interstate 95 in West Gardiner
The fatal crash occurred as traffic was slowing for two other crashes in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 on Saturday that sent several people to the hospital Saturday.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2022
Incentive program at Kennebec County jail staff to continue 3 more months
A pilot program rewarding corrections officers at the Kennebec County jail for good attendance with $100 gas cards to preserve staffing levels at the correctional facility and curb forced overtime will continue for three more months.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2022
Augusta’s 2nd sinkhole in a month repaired on Western Avenue
A failing brick manhole caused a sinkhole to form Tuesday in front of the Augusta Plaza. The unusual leak has prompted a review of other manholes in the city.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
Police provide no update on Gardiner shooting, but more details emerge from early dispatches
Wednesday’s shooting, which remains under investigation, caused buses from Gardiner Regional Middle School to be routed around the area where the shooting occurred.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2022
Crew fills sinkhole that appeared at a parking lot in Augusta after last week’s rain
The hole formed after a storm Aug. 31 dropped nearly 1 1/2 inches of rain on the capital region, revealing a corroded stormwater pipe the Greater Augusta Utility District is expected to fix.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Police investigate shooting of man in face on Gardiner street
Police say the man was shot Wednesday and taken to the hospital in an incident that remains under investigation.
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