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 14, 2019
Threat of Kennebec River flooding drops as storm tracks west
Still, the National Weather Service issues a flood watch for central Maine from 8 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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PublishedApril 13, 2019
Mourners celebrate life of longtime police chaplain Don Williams
He served with the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, the Augusta Police Department and the Maine State Police.
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PublishedApril 11, 2019
Rain, rising temperature could set up Kennebec River flooding next week
With temperature expected to stay above freezing this weekend, the rate of snowmelt in the Kennebec River watershed could cause flooding early next week.
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PublishedApril 9, 2019
New York man sentenced in 2016 Augusta Walmart confrontation
Frankie Dejesus, 29, of Rochester, New York, received a two-year deferred disposition when he pleaded guilty in 2016 to a charge of reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedApril 4, 2019
Bateau Brewing headed for summertime debut in Gardiner
The craft brewery, located in the historic Dingley Block on Water Street, will expand the reach of a growing economic sector into southern Kennebec County.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2019
Storm prompts earlier start for ice-breaking on Kennebec River
The U.S. Coast Guard had planned its annual ice-breaking mission to start Monday, but a weather system moving through the region prompted the earlier start to ice breaking.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Court says Clary Lake property lost value, but defendant wasn’t responsible
Property owners around the lake in Whitefield have complained about the low water levels since 2011 that have left their docks far from the water’s edge and reduced their beaches to mud and grass.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2019
Dresden voters decide to appoint town office staff
Voters at a special town meeting Monday overwhelmingly favored appointing town office staff, starting a process that will take several months to complete.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2019
Kennebec County man pleads guilty in fatal 2017 Dresden crash
Patrick Shorey pleaded guilty in court in Lincoln County Monday to charges including vehicular manslaughter stemming from a 2017 fatal crash in Dresden that killed a Connecticut woman and seriously injured her husband.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2019
Richmond man tries last-ditch petition drive to prevent property cleanup
David Smith has been fighting the town’s attempts to clear vehicles and equipment from his property, but the town’s contractor is scheduled to start work at 8 a.m. Monday.
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