The 99 Restaurant on Civic Center Drive reopened Friday after several serious code violations and health hazards were identified by the Augusta Fire Department and Code Enforcement Bureau.
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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Bonds forged at Gardiner High School keep unusual class connected 70 years later
Members of the class of 1953 credit their original class president, the late Jimmy Ronco, for keeping them in touch long before social media.
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Police: Man who caused Hallowell standoff threatened to start fire at apartment building
A neighbor said the 49-year-old man, who took his life after the hourslong standoff at 61 Water St., was a military veteran.
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Hallowell standoff ends when man takes his own life
Police from Hallowell, the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office, Capitol Police and the Maine State Police responded Tuesday to an armed standoff on Water Street; it ended when the man took his own life.
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The Christmas Tree Shops closure news leaves customers disappointed
The Massachusetts-based discount home goods store announced last week it would shutter its operations, after initially planning to reorganize the company, and its closure in Augusta will open up more space for leasing at the Turnpike Mall on Western Avenue.
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No ifs ands or putts: New mini golf course set to become a central Maine destination
Moose Mountain Adventure Park in Richmond is slated to open an 18-hole course and ice cream stand on July 1.
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Gardiner potluck to celebrate Maine’s famed home cook Marjorie Standish
From her Gardiner home, Marjorie Standish penned cookbooks treasured by generations of food lovers in Maine and beyond. Her fans are invited to share their favorite of her dishes at the Gardiner Public Library on Saturday.
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Messages painted on Gardiner building raise eyebrows with QAnon message, code violation
Words appeared June 3 on two sides of the Gardiner Feed building on Maine Avenue, but with the building slated to be repainted, they will not be there much longer.
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Hallowell police investigate after 2 bodies found in Water Street apartment
Police say the deaths were reported around 6 p.m. Thursday.
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Investigation into reported shooting stalls with key details still unclear
The Androscoggin County Sheriff’s Office said the victim of the shooting has been uncooperative, and it is not known where the shooting took place, how many shots were fired or who owns the gun used.