The industry has been slow to grow in the region, but business is picking up.
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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Gardiner officials agree to consider Indigenous Peoples Day
Gardiner residents will have a chance to weigh in at future meetings.
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Gardiner awarded funds for downtown flood help
The Maine Historic Preservation Commission says planning for the impacts of climate change on historic buildings is one of its priorities.
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Gardiner to consider observing Indigenous Peoples Day in 2018
Mayor Thom Harnett said he’s requesting a discussion at Wednesday’s City Council meeting about the city observing a day honoring indigenous people instead of Christopher Columbus.
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Richmond Fire Department to add emergency medical response
The department is pursuing permission and training to augment the service delivered by Gardiner Ambulance.
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State forestry officials still warn against third-party sites that issue burn permits
Even as officials say they cannot endorse the private systems, Warden’s Report is improving its offering.
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Municipal officials hear gritty details of Maine’s drug crisis
As part of the Maine Municipal Association’s annual convention, front-line responders spoke about what they see daily and what they hope can be done.
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Downtown Gardiner street construction nears completion
The bulk of the work for the year is expected to wrap up in a couple of weeks, and final paving on Water Street south of the library will be completed next year.
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Augusta pair, vacationing in Las Vegas, take shelter as pandemonium breaks out
Tressa Loiko and Matt Swan spent the night sheltering in a hotel in the aftermath of Sunday’s deadly shooting spree
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Messalonskee grad covering Nevada mass shooting for local newspaper
Lucas Thomas, 28, was one of the first reporters on scene at the home of Stephen Craig Paddock, the man identified by police as the shooter.