The retired Army staff sergeant who lost his limbs in an Afghanistan explosion opened the lakeside haven in Maine for wounded veterans and their families last summer.
Jessica Lowell
Jessica Lowell 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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With the need increasing, volunteers get advice on how to support foster care
Foster families willing to take in infants, siblings or older children are always in need.
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Tree harvesting on Swan Island gets underway
Clearing the damage from the October windstorm is expected to create more diverse habitat in the wildlife management area that includes the island in the Kennebec River.
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At Gardiner Music Walk, you might just be able to touch one of Les Paul’s guitars
As part of the annual music celebration, this year’s event features a chance to play one of Paul’s guitars and learn about his life and influences.
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Three Cub Scout packs in Maine on leading edge: Girls welcome
Enabling the family to do something together, rather than separately, is what millennial parents want, a Scout executive says.
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State orders removal of community art murals from Hallowell construction zone
State transportation officials said where the murals were hanging on the safety fence posed a safety hazard, but businesses are allowed to hang signs on the fence.
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Winthrop man taken to hospital after boots catch fire
The Winthop Fire Department responded late Tuesday afternoon to a report of a man with his boots on fire at 439 Old Lewiston Road.
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Legislature tables bill to open Sheepscot Pond to migrating fish
But a compromise compromise outlines the steps that need to be taken before the fish passage can be opened.
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Group raising money to purchase a dam in Whitefield – and get their lake back
Association members hope to end a lengthy and complicated dispute about lowered lake levels.
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Reward doubled in unsolved case of 2015 cow killings in Richmond
Daria Goggins said she hopes the $5,000 reward she’s offering will lead to the arrest and prosecution of whoever killed her well-loved Holsteins, Isadora and Theodore.