Rosie McKenzie says she is going to miss her customers, as her many regulars will miss her. The Lovell, Maine, restaurant is known for its great breakfasts and lunches as well as pizza to go. (RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON PHOTO)
After 20 years, Rosie (Farrington0 McKenzie, 62, is closing Rosie's Lovell Village Store and Restaurant March 28 to retire. The local landmark eatery and store is for sale. (RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON PHOTO)
Rosie McKenzie says she is going to miss her customers, as her many regulars will miss her. The Lovell, Maine, restaurant is known for its great breakfasts and lunches as well as pizza to go. (RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON PHOTO)
After 20 years, Rosie (Farrington0 McKenzie, 62, is closing Rosie's Lovell Village Store and Restaurant March 28 to retire. The local landmark eatery and store is for sale. (RACHEL ANDREWS DAMON PHOTO)
LOVELL, Maine — Come Sunday at 5 p.m., a beloved local institution, Rosie’s Lovell Village Store at 234 Main St. in Lovell, will be closing its doors forever.
“I’m closing because I need a break — 20 years is a long time,” said proprietor Rosie (Farrington) McKenzie, 62, a mother of five and grandmother of nine who owns the Route 5 establishment with her husband Tommie McKenzie.
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