Sun Equity Partners bought the property at the corner of Western Avenue and Whitten Road in Augusta with plans to lease new spaces and find tenants for more than 70,000 square feet of vacant retail space.
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.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Washington’s Strawberry Festival kicks it up a notch
The Washington Ladies Guild, which organizes the festival, benefited this year from exposure via a TV report about the event, which is in its 72nd year.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Body of Wayne man found in his boat on Pocasset Lake
Game wardens are investigating the death of Christopher Brown, 33, whose body was found in his motorboat Saturday on Pocasset Lake.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
State denies liquor license to Randolph restaurant
Because no record can be found that town residents have voted to allow liquor sales at a bar, the state of Maine has denied a liquor license to the new owners of Sun Sun Chinese restaurant.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Richmond man pleads guilty to assault charge
Trevor Korineck also entered an Alford plea, which means he did not admit an aggravated assault charge but acknowledged the prosecution probably could prove the charge against him at trial.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Uplift Inc. eyes Randolph property for 5-unit development
Area residents turned out at a recent Planning Board meeting with concerns about what impact a residence for adults with developmental disabilities would have on their properties.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
Dresden officials move ahead with Town Office reorganization
Voters at Town Meeting endorsed the change by approving salary and benefits for appointed town office staff.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Woman arrested in Waterville drug sweep pleads guilty
Devon Ayotte was one of six people arrested in March in two drugs busts in which significant amounts of fentanyl, crack and powdered cocaine were seized.
Posted inBusiness, Kennebec Journal, Local & State
Downtown Augusta continues to remake itself with new developments and investments
A new restaurant and a slate of events are expected to draw people to downtown Augusta this summer and beyond.
Posted inLocal & State
Pittsfield mother describes search for son
Jayden Lary, 10, left his home in the afternoon and, wanting to avoid trouble, evaded those searching for him.