State forestry officials maintain the state’s system should be the only one, but fire chiefs on Thursday turned out in support of the private option for obtaining burn permits online.
Jessica Lowell
Jessica Lowell is the managing editor of the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel. She previously 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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Clary Lake Dam water level order appeal heard in Wiscasset court
The oral arguments mark a milestone in the yearslong dispute and come years after the matter first went to court in Lincoln County.
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Gardiner officials consider expansion of commercial agriculture ordinance
It allows indoor cultivation facilities as proposed, but not commercial pot cultivation facilities.
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Engineering office relocating to Augusta
SGC Engineering is expected to move from its current space in Hallowell into a larger space in the spring.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Firewood in short supply across Maine in wake of cold spell
Dealers say they are out of seasoned wood or close to it, following Maine’s massive blackout in November and frigid weather in December that accelerated the burning of wood.
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First woman ordained priest at Christ Church in Gardiner says experience ‘joyful’
For Kerry Mansir, the path to the priesthood was neither direct nor short, but on the way she says she has found great support and community.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Augusta area business leaders celebrated at Kennebec Chamber awards
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce names its 2018 business leaders at annual Kenney Awards.
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Washington woman finds purpose year after deadly fire took away husband, son
Elizabeth Rhodes is rebuilding a new home and new life after her husband, Steve, died last year while trying to save their son from the burning home.
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Officials: River features at Farmingdale contribute to ice jam formation
At least three other ice jams have formed at that point in the river, because of the river’s width and depth there.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Second Women’s March scheduled for Saturday in Augusta
The Power to the Polls event, which organizers estimate will draw a few thousand people, has been organized to encourage and support women running for elective office.