Clarence H. Spurling’s license to practice law was suspended by order of the state Supreme Judicial Court after the state Board of Overseers of the Bar alleged he inappropriately touched one client and made sexual advances toward another client who was ‘substantially incapacitated’ after drinking.
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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Gardiner officials to debate temporary ban on cannabis business licenses
The City Council is considering a moratorium to pause new applications for licenses while the Ordinance Review Committee considers whether regulations Gardiner enacted earlier this year need revising.
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Planning Board to consider revised Gardiner Green proposal
Developer Paul Boghossian has adjusted his proposal for the adaptive reuse of MaineGeneral Healthcare’s Dresden Avenue buildings to create 51 dwelling units, with no new construction unless additional land is bought.
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Gardiner man angrily rejects city plan to boost mask wearing
Curtis Ayotte says he will not comply with mask-wearing regulations; Gardiner officials convene task force to make recommendations to City Council.
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Richmond developer petitions for land use ordinance changes
Frustrated by delays in putting proposed changes to the Land Use Ordinance governing subdivisions before voters, Jeremy Purington brought a citizen’s petition to the Board of Selectmen — voters will get weigh in Nov. 3.
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MaineGeneral officials, Gardiner residents talk about hospital redevelopment
Paul Stein, MaineGeneral’s chief operating officer, acknowledged hospital officials should have met with neighborhood residents while making decisions about the Dresden Avenue property.
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Gardiner officials grapple with emerging cannabis market
A group of Gardiner residents is seeking a temporary ban for new cannabis-related businesses in the city, even as another potential retailer seeks a license for a dispensary on Water Street.
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Central Maine theaters take cautious steps toward fall season
Theaters and event centers are taking different approaches to welcoming people back through their doors as they wait to see when public health restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19 might loosen.
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Central Maine independent record stores celebrate music in a different way
While Record Store Day in April was canceled, the reimagined RSD Drops 2020 is bringing customers back to independent record stores, even as one longtime owner says goodbye.
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Gardiner motorcycle crash victims remembered as loving young couple
The families of Anthony Fournier and Krissy Doughty remembered them as a couple who were living their lives to the fullest.