This installation of public art was made possible by the Gardiner Creativity Fund, which has funded other public art projects in the city.
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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Crash involving Winnebago stalled I-95 traffic Tuesday in Litchfield
About 200 feet of guardrail was destroyed following the crash involving a motor home and a sport utility vehicle 14 miles south of the West Gardiner toll booth.
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Veterinarian to open new Dresden practice
Susan Bailey has always wanted to be a vet, but only recently has she wanted to build her own practice.
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Gardiner’s Sebago Lake Distillery fires up its still
By October, the distiller, one of the businesses working to make Gardiner a regional food hub, expects to be selling its rum in Maine.
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Randolph voters approve flat spending plan at Town Meeting
About three dozen town residents endorsed the spending and saving priorities the selectmen and Budget Committee had crafted.
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Gardiner StoryWalk promotes literacy, downtown businesses
Organizers say they want to encourage family literacy and introduce people to Water Street businesses.
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Gardiner council member asks for permission to use federal money for downtown building
The program prohibits city officials from benefiting from it unless they obtain a waiver and show no local conflict-of-interest laws have been broken.
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Chelsea searches for volunteers
The town can’t find people to serve on committees and boards, and they are concerned the town’s business can’t get done without them.
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Richmond’s wandering cat wins fans wherever she goes
Swede, a large sculpture of a gray cat, will be part of Saturday’s Richmond Days parade.
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Randolph voters will consider approving a mostly flat spending plan
The proposed town appropriation is $11,000 less than what was requested a year ago.