City councilors will also be asked to confirm the appointment of Michael Vella as director of the Department of Public Works.
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Schools and Education
Richmond’s RSU 2 withdrawal committee continues work toward June 30 deadline
Despite delays in receiving information, the committee appointed to negotiate Richmond’s withdrawal from its school district still hopes to meet deadlines for leaving RSU 2 in 2021, if Richmond voters agree.
advertisement
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner City Hall, Public Library reopening to public Monday
Gardiner residents will be able to transact business in person at Gardiner City Hall, as long as they wear masks, observe limits to the number of people allowed into the public areas and bring their own pens.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Central Maine gym owners chafe at restrictions, await reopening decision
With their focus on health and safety, gym and fitness facility owners say they are frustrated with delays in reopening their businesses
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner officials look to cut spending, add firefighter-paramedics
In their first debate on the proposed $6.6 million city budget, Gardiner city councilors said Wednesday night they seek to trim more than $200,000 from the spending plan, while figuring out how to add three firefighter-paramedics.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Gardiner Public Library officials look to freeze fees
In response to economic uncertainty brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, the library’s board of trustees is recommending city officials not increase the fees neighboring communities pay to use the library.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Times Record
Richmond readies for summer, but without recreation program, Richmond Days
While Richmond’s KOA campground can be open to Maine residents starting Memorial Day weekend, other summer activities have been canceled.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
More changes shape summer season in downtown Augusta
Outdoor dining, a new gallery and new apartments now under construction mark the latest chapter in downtown Augusta’s revival.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Maine
Downtown Gardiner businesses proceed with caution
Downtown Gardiner retailers are opening their doors to customers again with public health protections in place, hoping to draw their customers back.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine
Daniel Bailey, owner of Percy Bailey Auto Sales, dies in Union crash
Friends and acquaintances remember Daniel Bailey as a man who loved his family, his business and his community.