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 5, 2021
Traffic patterns changing at West Gardiner tolls
Drivers traveling north from Interstate 295 to Interstate 95 will use new tollbooths 600 feet from the existing tolls, while southbound drivers will pay at new toll plaza.
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PublishedApril 5, 2021
Dresden files lawsuit against gravel pit, owner over violations
While Heather Beasley’s appeal of a notice of violation and stop work order issued against her gravel pit is ongoing, the town has filed suit against her and the Ballard-Milligan Gravel Corp. in part over damage to Ballard Road.
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PublishedApril 1, 2021
West Gardiner’s proposed spending plan increases as officials make plans for new equipment
The town’s $1.27 million plan is up 6.4% from the scaled-back budget presented to voters at last July’s Town Meeting, delayed by public health restrictions on gatherings.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Central Maine faithful celebrating holy days in-person and virtually amid pandemic
Places of worship in the Augusta and Waterville areas are using a combination of virtual and in-person gatherings as key holy celebrations get underway a year into the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2021
Virtual Kenney Awards carry on tradition of honoring central Maine businesses
The annual awards ceremony of the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce was held virtually, celebrating winners in three categories chosen before the event and some chosen live.
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PublishedMarch 26, 2021
Central Maine tasting rooms, bars welcome the public indoors
Friday marked the first day of relaxed public health restrictions at tasting rooms and bars across the state, allowing limited service indoors.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2021
J.S. McCarthy Printers plans expansion at Augusta printing plant
The latest project extends the company’s string of expansions along Darin Drive on Augusta’s west side that dates back more than a decade.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2021
Two annual honors to be voted on at the Kenney Awards on Friday
The President’s Circle and CYNERGY Young Professional award winners will be selected and honored at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual event, which is taking place virtually this year.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2021
Virtual Kenneys to celebrate accomplishments of Augusta-area businesses
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s popular annual award ceremony has been reimagined to celebrate its members while honoring public health restrictions on gatherings.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2021
Kennebec County group debates whether controversial Fuller statue is ‘our collective problem’
Kennebec County Commissioners voted unanimously in February to remove the statue of Melville Fuller from county courthouse property. They now must decide where it will go.
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