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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PublishedDecember 17, 2019
Richmond selectmen continue work on school withdrawal request
Elected officials are scheduled to meet with the Budget Committee at the end of the month on the recommended amount of funds to be set aside in the event that town residents vote in March to explore leaving RSU 2.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2019
New Zealander killed in volcano’s eruption had ties to Winthrop
Hayden Marshall-Inman was among the 6 confirmed fatalities, which followed warnings of increased seismic activity on White Island, prompting some to question why tourists were allowed to visit the volcanic island.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Missing Richmond woman struggled with mental health, substance abuse
A search for details of the life of Anneliese Heinig, the missing mother of two from Richmond, reveal a woman who is loved by family and friends but who also has struggled and had a history of conflict involving law enforcement.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2019
Shifting details frustrate family of missing Richmond woman as search goes on
Varying accounts of where and how Anneliese Heinig, 37, disappeared after she left her car on Interstate 295 have caused pain for her family.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2019
Police expand search for Richmond woman last seen a week ago on interstate
Anneliese Heinig, 37, left her SUV on the side of I-295 in Falmouth last week, and her parents are asking why they weren’t contacted after the vehicle, which was registered to them, had been towed away.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Augusta police officer on leave after shooting
Officer Sabastian Guptill is on leave after an armed altercation Sunday morning during which he shot an Augusta man wanted by police in Fairfield.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2019
Some Richmond residents want out of area school district
A petition, bearing the signatures of more than 164 Richmond residents, is asking the Board of Selectmen to initiate the process to withdraw from Regional School Unit 2.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2019
Augusta man stabbed girlfriend to death, took his own life, police say
Maine State Police say Eric Ryan fatally shot himself as Augusta police were entering the apartment where the couple lived, long after Loryn McCollett had died.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Police investigate 2 deaths at apartment in Augusta
Augusta and Maine State Police were called to an apartment building on Northern Avenue, where the bodies of a man and a woman were discovered.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2019
Investigation continues into double-fatal accident in Litchfield
Police say speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash that killed Derek Trudeau and Stephanie Trudeau.
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