The additional land would provide space for expansion, additional parking and a septic system.
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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Two men arrested on drug charges in Augusta appear in court
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Cash stolen from Richmond Family Dollar in weekend break in
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Latkes bring friends and family together in Gardiner
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Dresden town administrator says despite missing records, ordinances are valid
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Bomb threat clears West Gardiner store
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