Five area business owners reflect on the challenges they face.
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 starts to consider food sovereignty
There will be a public hearing Wednesday on the city’s proposed food sovereignty ordinance, which is intended to offer city residents easier access to locally produced food.
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Gardiner City Council prioritizes economic development
Councilors also agree to focus on holding the line on property taxes and Fire Department staffing when they set their 2020 goals.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Gardiner City Council prioritizes economic development
Councilors also agree to focus on holding the line on property taxes and Fire Department staffing when they set their 2020 goals.
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Five Questions: Blue Marble Geographics CEO Patrick Cunningham
The company’s president talks about the importance of Maine’s efforts to establish and sustain a tech economy.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime, Times Record
Richmond man pleads guilty to witness tampering, assault and unlawful sexual touching charges
Jeffrey T. Tilton, indicted by a Sagadahoc County grand jury in June on 12 charges, pleaded guilty to six of those charges in the West Bath courthouse earlier this month.
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Gardiner officials take on retaining wall repair
While the wall in front of 17 Brunswick Ave. is the responsibility of the Maine Department of Transportation, city officials have agreed to pay part of the repair cost to make sure the wall does not fail.
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Richmond residents weigh in on TIF district extension
If the TIF district extension is approved by voters, residents will have a chance to make changes to how the money is spent.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Two men injured in Gardiner attack remain hospitalized in Portland
The two injured men are likely to be identified Monday in conjunction with the initial appearance at the Capital Judicial Center by Dylan Ketcham, the 21-year-old Gardiner man who was arrested early Saturday in connection with the violent altercation.
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Richmond to consider extending life of pipeline TIF
Residents will have a chance to ask questions about the proposal, which would extend the existing for a decade, and capture all the taxes paid to be dedicated to specific projects.