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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PublishedNovember 19, 2017
Historic tax credit program that helps local downtowns threatened
The program is one of dozens of provisions in the federal tax code that’s slated for reduction or elimination in tax reform proposals.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2017
Work begins on Spurwink expansion in Chelsea
The organization, which offers behavioral health and education services for children, plans new classrooms and housing for residential students in Chelsea.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2017
Head-on pickup truck collision sends 18-year-old Litchfield man to hospital
The head-on crash Tuesday on Huntington Hill Road remains under investigation.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2017
Gardiner, Augusta candidates announce plans to run for Legislature
Democrat Thom Harnett, in his third term as Gardiner mayor, seeks Rep. Gay Grant’s House seat; three-term Rep. Matthew Pouliot, a Republican, is running for the seat of Sen. Roger Katz.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2017
The Great Race to motor through central Maine
Local organizers expect crowds and spectacle to greet the vintage car rally racers as they pass through Gardiner and Augusta in June.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2017
Augusta man arrested after Walmart confrontation was barred from owning firearm
The criminal complaint against Robert Potter cites a 2016 conviction for domestic violence assault in Auburn.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2017
Richmond approves marijuana rules at special meeting
Eighteen voters agreed to a temporary ban on allowing medical growers close to schools, limiting businesses to the highway commercial district.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2017
Gardiner businesses celebrate anniversary with former “The Voice” contestant
For Niche, Inc. and Craft Beer Cellars, building relationships has been key to building their businesses.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2017
Man speaks out about armed confrontation, shooting incident in Augusta Walmart
Robert Potter, 31, of Augusta, was charged, and police say a woman who witnessed the incident ran out to her car, suffered a medical event and died.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2017
Suspect arrested after gunshot fired inside Augusta Wal-Mart
Police say a ‘good Samaritan’ tried to disarm the man.
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