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 22, 2024
Clinton man, reported missing Sunday, found dead in woods
Clinton police said Damon Bickford, 40, had been missing since about 10 p.m. Sunday.
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PublishedApril 16, 2024
Whitefield men allegedly kidnapped, threatened to kill Penobscot County man
John Pagurko, 63, and his son-in-law, Michael Davila Rodriguez, 30, face felony charges of kidnapping, robbery and criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon.
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PublishedApril 3, 2024
Watch: Ahead of storm, CMP restores power to thousands after outage in central Maine
A fallen tree in Farmingdale knocked out power to thousands of Central Maine Power customers Wednesday, hours ahead of the arrival of a powerful early spring snowstorm.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2024
Fire damages Gardiner home, two dogs die
Once firefighters were able to get inside the single-story home, Gardiner Fire Chief Rick Sieberg said the fire was knocked down in about 10 minutes.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
Kennebec County Budget Committee delays vote due to concerns about proposed spending plan
The proposed $23.7 million spending plan is 22% greater than the current spending plan, but because revenue that county officials have tapped in the past has either decreased or is no longer available, the portion proposed to be raised by county taxes has increased by nearly 44%, to $20.5 million.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2024
Backyard Naturalist: Upside down March
Chaotic, patternless weather is new but it’s not normal, Dana Wilde writes.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Kennebec County budget proposal calls for 44% increase for taxpayers
Costs are going up, county officials said, and revenue that has been used in the past to offset spending is no longer available, meaning residents will have to make up the difference.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Winter weather returns to central Maine on Saturday in early days of spring
More snow is expected Friday night into Saturday, with forecast totals ranging from 5 inches across southern Kennebec County to 10 inches or more in Somerset County.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
FEMA centers wrapping up Maine operations as deadline looms to apply for storm disaster recovery
The centers, opened to help eligible residents recover from the powerful storm that struck Maine in December, are winding down operations as the application deadline approaches.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Gardiner Hannaford store to reopen next week after flooding caused 3-month closure
Flooded in the Dec. 18 storm, officials said the Gardiner Hannaford store is to reopen to the public on Wednesday, March 27.
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