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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PublishedMay 23, 2022
Former Gardiner councilor Johnston remembered for legacy of service following death
Friends recall Robert Logan Johnston, who died Sunday at age 69, as someone who gave generously to the Gardiner community and the organizations he supported.
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PublishedMay 22, 2022
Gardiner seeks to clarify cemetery plot ownership under new rules requiring proof
City officials now require documentation proving ownership of cemetery lots before burials can take place, to prevent people from being buried in the wrong plots or at the wrong cemetery.
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PublishedMay 19, 2022
Gardiner officials offer scaled-back city budget proposal that would not increase property tax rate
By adjusting some spending and identifying additional revenue, officials said they were able keep Gardiner’s municipal share of the property tax rate flat for another year in the city’s proposed spending plan.
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PublishedMay 18, 2022
Officials hope incentives will ease staffing shortages, burnout at Kennebec County Correctional Facility
County jail in Augusta now running with about half the staff needed to operate, leading to high overtime costs and burnout among those who work there.
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PublishedMay 17, 2022
Communities across Maine secure $24.2 million to address contaminated sites
The funding is part of the $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in November 2021 that identifies money to address infrastructure needs across the United States.
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PublishedMay 15, 2022
Gardiner’s Johnson Hall secures additional $150,000 from city
Contribution to help inch historic opera house closer to fundraising goal that has jumped in recent months.
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PublishedMay 13, 2022
Gardiner seeks public comment on $7.35 million budget proposal
As Gardiner officials review the proposed spending plan, they want to hear from members of the public at the May 18 meeting on its spending plans for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
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PublishedMay 12, 2022
Kennebec County budget vote delayed by absences
Without a quorum at Wednesday’s Kennebec County Budget Committee meeting, the committee could not give its final approval to the $17.4 million spending plan.
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PublishedMay 9, 2022
Gardiner Main Street announces citywide grant program to aid local businesses
The Catalyst Grant Program offers established small businesses in Gardiner the chance to apply for up to $2,500 to meet a variety of critical business needs and is now accepting applications.
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PublishedMay 8, 2022
Gardiner’s Johnson Hall renovations need more support amid rising inflation, officials say
Hit hard by increasing prices, Johnson Hall officials are asking city officials to double their $150,000 donation to the project to renovate the state’s oldest opera house.
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