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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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
Inauguration scheduled in Gardiner
In its first meeting of the year, the Gardiner City Council will consider setting library fees and establishing a recreational marijuana task force.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
For Gardiner business, involvement is the key
Emery’s Meat and Produce has been named the 2017 Small Business of the Year by the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2017
Performance Foodservice — NorthCenter credits employees for its success in Augusta
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce will honor the company as the 2017 Large Business of the Year at the Kenney Awards in January.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2016
Gardiner Ambulance Service turns financial picture around
City officials made a series of bold moves to preserve the service for Gardiner and its neighboring towns.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Richmond public hearing set on temporary ban on pot shops, social clubs
The Dec. 27 meeting will be followed by a special town meeting on Jan. 18 to vote on the proposed moratorium.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2016
Lack of information delays final decision on Chelsea veterans housing project
The Cabin in the Woods project at Togus will offer permanent housing to homeless vets in 2017.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2016
Gardiner internship sets direction for UMF college student
Haley Jaramillo, who grew up in Hallowell, hopes to work in city administration and stay close to home.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2016
Gardiner to create task force to study recreational marijuana shops
While retail shops and social clubs are banned, officials will have time to consider whether they are businesses that Gardiner wants.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2016
Gardiner officials to consider buying, selling property
The City Council is also expected to take action on a proposed moratorium on marijuana retail sales and social clubs.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2016
Freeze expected to follow Sunday’s thaw in central Maine
Weather swings bring accidents, broken pipes to the area before another freeze was expected to arrive Sunday evening.
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