A first-of-its-kind pilot program in the region brings physicians to the scenes of crashes and crises, upping the level of care that can be provided and diverting patients from crowded emergency rooms.
Jessica Lowell
Jessica Lowell 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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Eyeing recruiting and retention, Gardiner officials agree to 15% pay increase for firefighters
City firefighters are expected to see the increase in their base pay beginning July 1.
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Judge fines agency $130,000 for shielding records of Kennebec County Correctional Facility settlement
Taxpayers are on the hook for more than $200,000 as a result of the first Maine ruling to penalize an agency for withholding public records.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State, News
Solar development in central Maine may open up greener pastures
Jefferson farmer and MSAD 11 teacher Michael Dennett is building his sheep grazing operation on agrivoltaics, the practice of using land for both agriculture and solar energy production.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Gov. Mills formally requests federal disaster declaration for Maine’s December storm damage
Ten counties in central and western Maine sustained more than $20 million in public infrastructure damage when a powerful storm on Dec. 18 brought historic flooding and widespread power outages to the state.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
A month after devastating flood, Gardiner businesses struggle to reopen
While flood waters receded nearly a month ago, some Gardiner businesses are still clearing out damaged equipment and supplies and considering their options.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Police: Richmond man accused of setting mom’s house on fire attempted to flee to Kansas days before
Robert Jolly, who was arrested last week for arson and other charges, was apprehended in upstate New York for psychiatric treatment in the leadup to the blaze.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Morning Sentinel, News
Snow blankets central Maine, sending cars sliding
While the first storm of 2024 was expected to wrap up by about 8 p.m. Sunday, leaving 4 to 8 inches of snow across the region, forecasters said they are expecting more storms Tuesday and Friday.
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Sunday morning fire damages Fairfield home
The cause of the fire, which broke out in the basement of the two-story home at 280 Ridge Road, was accidental, and the home is expected to be repaired, according to Chief Travis Leary of the Fairfield Fire Department.
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New year, new snow for central Maine as storm brings snow and wind
The storm, which was expected to reach central Maine early Sunday morning, is the first of three possible storms expected to reach central Maine this week.