A former city councilor and the city manager got into a shouting match during the meeting, forcing the mayor to cut off the argument.
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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Tension, acrimony mark Gardiner budget public hearing
A former city councilor and the city manager got into a shouting match during the meeting, forcing the mayor to cut off the argument.
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Auction set for Friday in Gardiner
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Gardiner secures grant for firetruck
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Gardiner-based School Administrative Unit 11 proposes increased budget
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Gardiner residents looking at 2.1 percent budget increase
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Richmond family escapes fire that damages mobile home
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