The city’s Planning Board did not err when it decided the developer had shown the financial and technical capacity to complete the Dresden Avenue project, the Board of Appeals ruled.
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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Neighbors appeal Planning Board’s approval of plan to convert former Gardiner health care facility into apartments
The board approved the proposal in August. Neighbors have opposed the project from the outset.
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Fire at vacant Gardiner house closes Water Street for several hours
No one was injured by the fire Sunday at 494 Water St.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Maine Crime
Augusta teen charged with terrorizing following report of weapon at school
Police have issued a summons to a 15-year-old Augusta boy on a felony charge of terrorizing following an incident Thursday at Cony High School.
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West Gardiner boy, 17, in serious but stable condition following car crash in Augusta
The teenager was one of four Gardiner Area High School students traveling to the Capital Area Technical Center when their car went off Cony Road and hit a utility pole.
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Augusta car crash injures several Gardiner students, 1 seriously, police say
Police say a single vehicle carrying four juveniles Wednesday struck a pole on Cony Road, injuring one student seriously and closing the roadway.
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Special education teacher, housing specialist vie for Gardiner City Council seat
Veronica Babcock and Michael Hawkins are facing off for a chance to represent Ward 2 on the City Council.
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Augusta’s long-running UVM Haunted House continues to deliver thrills, scares
Hundreds of people from across the region and state are expected to line up for this season’s frights put on by the United Volunteers of Maine at the Marketplace at Augusta.
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Augusta man indicted for vandalism at Law Enforcement Memorial
A Kennebec County grand jury has indicted Justin Larrabee on charges related to the defacing of the Maine Law Enforcement Memorial over Memorial Day Weekend, and a second incident that took place several days later elsewhere in Augusta.
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Prosecutor in Kennebec, Somerset counties hired to lead new public defender office in Augusta
Beginning in November, Frayla Tarpinian, who has worked in the Kennebec and Somerset County District Attorney’s Office for more than a decade, is to oversee the first brick-and-mortar public defender office in Maine.