Voters will be asked to fund the design for a new fire station and to start a fund to address dangerous buildings in town.
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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Hiring is hard work in central Maine
With a growing demand for workers, companies are seeking out incentives, training programs to improve their odds of filling vacancies.
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Reardon, Mason to face off for Kennebec County sheriff job
A November special election will determine who will serve out the remainder of former Sheriff Randall Liberty’s term
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Gardiner officials approve tax financing deal for housing
The next step for Developers Collaborative is review of its housing proposals by the Gardiner Planning Board.
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Richmond Days to take on Hawaiian theme Friday through Sunday
This year’s annual festivities in Richmond also mark the return of Sunday events, including the Swan Island 5K race.
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Gardiner officials to consider tax break deal for housing developer
Developers Collaborative is proposing affordable housing developments for the elderly and workers on former T.W. Dick properties.
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Hodgdon Interiors pulls out of Richmond
Although the commercial market in the Portland area is tight, it’s not clear that central Maine’s commercial real estate market will absorb the demand for space.
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Gardiner works to recover from July 2015 downtown fire
The fire, which destroyed one building and damaged four others, has shaped and strengthened the community, business owners and elected officials said.
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Gardiner man runs afoul of city rooster regulation
Jeff Dumas says his rooster, Nugget, probably will need to go to West Gardiner after a code enforcement notice that he was violating a city ban.
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J.S. McCarthy Printers expansion underway in Augusta
The project is aimed at making its commercial business sustainable.