Randolph residents voted last week to authorize town officials to borrow up to $1.2 million for a new fire station that has been in the works for at least eight years.
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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Hot, dry conditions persist across Maine as summer reaches midway point
While the remnants of Tropical Storm Isaias are expected to begin sweeping through New England on Tuesday night, the forecast for August continues to suggest conditions that are both hotter and drier than average.
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Randolph voters endorse flat spending plan
Thirty residents showed up to vote on town spending for the next year, as well as a request for authorization to borrow up to $1.2 million for a new fire station.
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Augusta’s downtown dining gets a lift
To provide outdoor seating for two downtown restaurants, Augusta city officials secured aluminum docking to build parklets that were installed Saturday in front of the Oak Table and the Raging Bull Saloon.
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Randolph voters to consider flat spending plan
Residents at Thursday’s Town Meeting will also be asked if they want to borrow about $1.2 million to build a new fire station on Kinderhook Street.
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Gardiner housing proposal faces neighbors’ ire, questions
Developer Paul Boghossian gave a presentation on his proposed a multi-residence pocket neighborhood for the Dresden Avenue property where the former MaineGeneral facility sits at a Gardiner Planning Board workshop Thursday.
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Gardiner officials endorse public works appointment
Jerry Douglass has been named public works director for the city of Gardiner; he’s expected to start no later than Aug. 31.
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Gardiner Green developer to present project overview Thursday
The developer planning to redevelop the former MaineGeneral property on Dresden Avenue in Gardiner will present his ideas Thursday during a workshop at the Gardiner Fire Station.
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Gardiner fire chief leaving job in August
Al Nelson, who has been Gardiner’s fire chief for nearly six years, says he is returning to nursing.
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Two people injured in Sunday crash in Augusta
Augusta police say Daniel Williams of Waterville and Melanie Heron of Sidney were taken to the hospital after they were struck by a turning vehicle near the State Route 3 and West River Road intersection.