Augusta police say they found the body of Pierre ‘Pete’ Bolduc on Wednesday in Augusta and the cause of his death is under investigation.
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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Guerrette, Hickman vie for Senate District 14 seat
The special election was called because Shenna Bellows, who was elected to a third term representing Senate District 14, declined to be sworn in when she was elected by the Legislature to serve as Maine’s secretary of state.
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West Gardiner teen becomes Maine’s first female Eagle Scout
Mia Dawbin completed the requirements to earn her standing as an Eagle Scout earlier this year, making her the first girl to reach that rank in Maine.
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Gardiner announces plan to reopen city buildings, library Monday
Even though people will be able to conduct city business in person, the Gardiner Public Library will continue to provide services through its takeout window for those who want to continue to use it.
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Gardiner city councilor says she’s being ‘poor-shamed,’ won’t resign over unpaid taxes
Penny Sergent, who took office in January, said she’s being poor-shamed by other city councilors, and won’t quit. Several councilors called on Sergent to resign Wednesday after they learned of her unpaid taxes.
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Gardiner city councilor behind on property taxes, asked to resign
Penny Sergent, who was elected in November as one of three at-large city councilors in Gardiner, owes more than $12,000 in back real estate and property tax.
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Suspended Gardiner attorney denies claims in second civil complaint
Clarence H. ‘Skip’ Spurling denies the allegations of a woman who says he sexually assaulted her, saying she consented to his conduct and that no attorney-client relationship existed when the conduct in question took place.
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Video: Augusta Civic Center gets up and running as mass vaccination site
The first day of the clinic was expected to serve 200 people who had already registered, with 1,344 vaccinations anticipated to be given this week.
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Kennebec commissioners vote to move Augusta’s Melville Fuller statue
The unanimous decision at Tuesday’s commissioners meeting is not the end of the process, as a committee is expected to be named to make a recommendation where the statue will go.
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Central Maine restaurateurs work through uncertainty
Eleven months after the global coronavirus pandemic was declared, three restaurant owners talk about pushing past profound challenges to start or sustain their new businesses.