Gay Grant will assume the District 4 seat of Marc Rines, who resigned from the City Council in March.
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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John Cameron named director of Gardiner Department of Public Works
The City Council endorsed Cameron’s appointment Wednesday. Cameron had been named deputy director late last year by City Manager Andrew Carlton, who was also serving as Public Works director while the position was vacant.
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Investigators unable to determine cause of fire at Monmouth commercial apple orchard
The fire began in the south end of the garage and workshop of Cooper Farms Holdings facility that was destroyed, but the damage is too extensive to determine the fire’s cause.
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Gardiner’s Christ Church members rally to save 200-year-old steeple
Church officials are working to raise about $1 million to pay for repairs to the steeple of the oldest Episcopal church in the Diocese of Maine, beginning with a fundraiser scheduled for May 6.
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Fire destroys building at Monmouth commercial apple operation
Official: The fire had been burning for at least two hours Saturday night before it was seen and reported by passersby. The cause is under investigation.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Augusta egg hunt draws scores of children in search of Easter treats
Despite chilly temperatures, families from across the region converged on Augusta’s Mill Park on Saturday to collect Easter eggs, hang out with the Easter Bunny and try for a prize basket.
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Central Maine fires draw crews from across the region
A small fire in an apartment, a brush fire and a vehicle fire that spread to a garage kept fire crews hopping Friday afternoon and evening.
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Gardiner City Council chooses McGough again for school board vacancy
Cullum McGough, who was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Gardiner-area school board in 2021, was chosen again Wednesday to fill a different school board vacancy as elected officials opted to delay filling the vacant City Council seat.
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Gardiner names police chief, library director
The Gardiner City Council unanimously approved the permanent appointments of Todd Pilsbury, interim police chief, and Dawn Thistle, interim library director. Pilsbury and Thistle are longtime city employees.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Local Elections, Local Government
West Gardiner endorses spending plan, rejects lot size change
In an advisory vote, town residents on Saturday rejected a proposal to increase the town’s minimum lot size to 3 acres, but they remain concerned about West Gardiner’s fast rate of growth.