Longtime owners Mike Giberson and Neil Andersen have sold the iconic diner to Aaron Harris, who worked at the diner for years and had been looking for a change.
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 inLocal & State
Winter preparations take shape in Monmouth
A month before the start of winter, snow and a cold snap prompt weather-proofing and weather-embracing action in central Maine.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
The kick off to the holiday season marks a busy time at West Gardiner’s Foggy Moon Farm
For Tom and Judy Abbott, the rewards of their farming enterprise come in different ways.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Charles Canning Jr., former CEO of Pine State Trading, dies
Family members remember Canning as fiercely loyal, quick-witted, an inspiration and a mentor.
Posted inLocal & State
Blaze destroys Gardiner mobile home
Firefighters from six communities knocked down the fire, in which two dogs were killed.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, Schools and Education
Kristallnacht’s 80th anniversary observed in Augusta
Two Holocaust survivors described their memories of the violent night when Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues in Germany were attacked, burned and ransacked.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Randolph likely to reject school building ownership
At a public forum Thursday, residents worried that owning it would increase their taxes
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Wayne man pleads guilty to manslaughter, drunken driving
Tyler Goucher was driving when one man was killed and other seriously injured in a May 2017 crash
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Incumbent Democrats retain Kennebec County commission, deeds posts
In both races, Republican candidates brought strong challenges.
Posted inElections, Local & State, Politics
Maloney leads DA race in Kennebec County
With 85 percent of the precincts reporting, incumbent District Attorney Maeghan Maloney holds the lead over challenger Kevin Sullivan.