Because the cost of operating Farmingdale’s new fire station has been higher than anticipated, a floor amendment added $10,000 to the towns’ fire protection account at Thursday’s annual Town Meeting.
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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Litchfield voters to consider revised benefits package for town employees, special projects
Annual Town Meeting scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Carrie Ricker School gymnasium, 573 Richmond Road.
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Hot real estate market draws PODS to Gardiner business park
Maine is one of the fastest-growing markets for PODS, a containerized storage and moving company, which broke ground on a new warehouse in Gardiner on Tuesday in the Business Park at Libby Hill.
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Public hearing scheduled this week on Gardiner’s proposed spending plan
The Gardiner City Council will hold the first of two public hearings on a revised spending plan proposed for the fiscal year that starts July 1.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Winthrop High School ceremony celebrates graduating seniors
Senior class of 53 gathers Sunday for commencement at newly named David J. Poulin Gymnasium, making memories that will launch the next phases of their lives.
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Hall-Dale High School graduates asked to challenge themselves, cherish time
Sunday’s graduation ceremony brought the class of 2021 to the Simmons Complex with friends and family cheering them on as they made the transition from student to graduate.
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Kennebec County budget committee approves $14.3 million spending plan
Voting on the budget is the main duty of the county Budget Committee, but it is expected to play a role later this year as county officials consider the best way to use federal relief funds the county is receiving through the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Police: New York man arrested on drug charges after fleeing traffic stop in Augusta
Officers arrest Donte Johnson on Saturday morning after he allegedly fled a traffic stop the previous night.
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Augusta man killed in Mount Vernon crash following 2 speeding incidents
Sheriff’s Office: Mark Sousa, 44, died Saturday evening when thrown from his car after fleeing officers at high speed. Earlier in the day, Sousa fled officers while he was on a motorcycle.
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Richmond High School sends off 31 students at graduation
The students reflected on their experiences and hopes in a ceremony that packed the school’s gymnasium with friends and family.