The one-time payment would reward city workers for safe job practices.
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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Big fans of tiny homes turn out in Augusta
At Monday’s public hearing, enthusiasm was tempered by those that question how the structures, mostly built on trailers, can be considered permanent dwellings.
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Flood insurance reauthorization prompts concern in central Maine
The federal program is facing premium increases from past losses, even as damage estimates from hurricanes Harvey and Irma start to roll in.
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Owners of Gardiner companies say city grants have contributed to success
Four companies have used Community Development Block Grant workforce development grants to hire and train workers to push their enterprises forward.
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Gardiner councilor announces he will not run again after serving for three decades
Philip Hart, who represents District 4, will finish his term at the end of the year.
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After 6 months, Gardiner officials continue city manager search
The City Council is considering extending its agreement with the interim city manager while deciding what steps are next in finding a permanent replacement.
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Gardiner’s Johnson Hall reaches fundraising milestone
A grant from the Viles Foundation pushed fundraising to rehabilitate the historic theater past the halfway mark.
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State to consider adopting regulations for tiny houses
A state panel will meet later this month to take public comment on proposed guidelines for trendy tiny homes.
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Search continues for Gardiner woman
Megan Gregory, 28, was last seen in June in Augusta. Since then, no one has seen or heard from her.
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Woman pulled from bottom of Augusta hotel pool in critical condition
Ann Scher, of New York, was taken to Maine Medical Center in Portland on Tuesday.