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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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Oxford County tallies more than $5.7 million in public infrastructure damage from flood
Franklin and Oxford counties together sustain nearly $9 million in early damage estimates from the Dec. 18 storm that included severe flooding. In Kennebec County, the total is expected to increase when all damage reports are filed for representatives from federal and state emergency management agencies to review.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2023
Attorney Walt McKee appointed to Hallowell City Council
The well-known criminal defense attorney was one of a number of Hallowell residents interested in filling the seat vacated by Peter Spiegel.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2023
Central Maine recovery efforts continue as weather turns colder, flood waters peak
Flood impacts continued Wednesday as cooling temperatures sent those without power looking for options to keep warm.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2023
Flooding Kennebec River leaves wake of destruction as thousands remain without power in central Maine
The Kennebec River swelled to depths not seen in decades on Tuesday. Officials evacuated residents in Waterville, Fairfield and other communities as a precaution, and the governor declared a state of civil emergency in all but two counties.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2023
Powerful winds, rains across central Maine bring outages, closures and expectation of flooding
The storm that moved into the region late Sunday knocked down trees and power lines and is expected to bring flooding to local streams and the Kennebec River starting Monday night.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2023
Emailed bomb threat to Augusta synagogue part of nationwide hoax
Temple Beth El in Augusta, Congregation Bet Ha’am in Sourth Portland and Beth Israel Congregation in Bath are among many Jewish communities across the country that were sent bomb threats Sunday.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2023
Storm brings heavy rain, power outages to central Maine
Flood alerts popped up Monday in the wake of a storm that threatened to bring heavy rain to central Maine. Over 3,000 people were without power in central Maine.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2023
$2.9 million in upgrades on horizon for Gardiner wastewater treatment plant
GARDINER — City officials are poised to move ahead with the second phase of improvements to the Gardiner wastewater treatment plant. The second phase, estimated to cost about $2.9 million, would replace the plant’s electronic control system and related equipment, upgrade the chemical feed system and blower, repair the roof and replace the boiler, among […]
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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
Agriculture businesses across Maine poised for expansion with injection of federal grant funding
Five Maine farms have secured more than $1 million in federal agricultural grants to develop and sell products that range from soap to salami, making their products available more widely and helping the businesses to grow sustainably.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
Agriculture businesses across Maine poised for expansion with injection of federal grant funding
Five Maine farms have secured more than $1 million in federal agricultural grants to develop and sell products that range from soap to salami, making their products available more widely and helping the businesses to grow sustainably.
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