The town’s $1.27 million plan is up 6.4% from the scaled-back budget presented to voters at last July’s Town Meeting, delayed by public health restrictions on gatherings.
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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Central Maine faithful celebrating holy days in-person and virtually amid pandemic
Places of worship in the Augusta and Waterville areas are using a combination of virtual and in-person gatherings as key holy celebrations get underway a year into the coronavirus pandemic.
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Virtual Kenney Awards carry on tradition of honoring central Maine businesses
The annual awards ceremony of the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce was held virtually, celebrating winners in three categories chosen before the event and some chosen live.
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Central Maine tasting rooms, bars welcome the public indoors
Friday marked the first day of relaxed public health restrictions at tasting rooms and bars across the state, allowing limited service indoors.
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J.S. McCarthy Printers plans expansion at Augusta printing plant
The latest project extends the company’s string of expansions along Darin Drive on Augusta’s west side that dates back more than a decade.
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Two annual honors to be voted on at the Kenney Awards on Friday
The President’s Circle and CYNERGY Young Professional award winners will be selected and honored at the Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual event, which is taking place virtually this year.
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Virtual Kenneys to celebrate accomplishments of Augusta-area businesses
The Kennebec Valley Chamber of Commerce’s popular annual award ceremony has been reimagined to celebrate its members while honoring public health restrictions on gatherings.
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Kennebec County group debates whether controversial Fuller statue is ‘our collective problem’
Kennebec County Commissioners voted unanimously in February to remove the statue of Melville Fuller from county courthouse property. They now must decide where it will go.
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Gardiner elected officials agree to support Boys & Girls Clubs funding request
By using revenue from the city’s fund balance and Libby Hill TIF revenues over several years, the donation will have no impact on Gardiner’s tax rate.
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Missing Augusta man died by suicide
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner reported that Pierre Bolduc, who was reported missing at the end of January, died by suicide.