The new chamber president is mixing things up this year at the Jan. 22 annual dinner.
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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Maine Agricultural Trades Show provides networking opportunity for Gardiner slaughterhouse
Central Maine Meats recently secured a $100,000 employee training grant through the Community Development Block Grant Program funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Maine Agricultural Trades Show kicks off in Augusta
A fledging farmer veteran group hopes to gain exposure and interest as hundreds of farmers head to the Augusta Civic Center for the three-day event.
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Readfield entrepreneur launches app
The program links social media uses for fun and business, said Chris Voynik, the creator of Ice-Berg.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Central Maine officials say drug crime task force is taking shape
Law enforcement from local, state and federal agencies are taking a broader look at illegal drug use and crimes associated with it.
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Stalemate continues on Kennebec County sheriff’s appointment
However, Gov. Paul LePage might appoint a county commissioner soon to fill the slot left vacant by the death of Beverly Daggett.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Interim Kennebec sheriff seeks different mechanism to attack drug crimes
Law enforcement officials from around the region will meet Thursday to discuss better ways to work together to fight illegal drug activity.
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Gardiner City Council to consider library fee increases
The library’s board of trustees is endorsing a 3 percent increase to what Litchfield, Pittston, Randolph and West Gardiner currently pay.
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Rocky’s Stove Shoppe is chamber’s 2016 Small Business of the Year
The company will be honored at Jan. 22 awards banquet at the Augusta Civic Center.
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Smoke detectors installed across Pittston
Red Cross program provides alarms Pittston firefighters installed in 69 homes.