Kathryn Skelton is a business reporter at the Sun Journal covering local industries large and small. She writes features and deep-dive analysis, keeps up with local happenings, closings and rumors in a regular business Buzz column, and at least once a month, writes about Bigfoot, ghosts or something equally intriguing in the "Weird, Wicked Weird" series. She's a proud Maine native, grew up in the Gardiner area and also proudly graduated from the University of Maine's journalism program. She's been a reporter at the paper for 20 years. When not working, she enjoys traveling, reading, corgi-walking and adventuring with her husband and two boys.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
Norway Savings Bank donates to Rufus Porter Museum of Art
BRIDGTON — Norway Savings Bank has again sponsored the Rufus Porter Museum of Art and Ingenuity as an underwriter of their 2021 Summer Events and Programming with a donation of $2,500. The museum will use the funds to continue providing educational activities and programs that engage the community in art, ingenuity, and history. This year’s […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
State Farm agents donate to Keep ME Warm fund
LEWISTON — Lisa Laliberte’s State Farm office, along with a company match, raised $1,000 for the Keep ME Warm fund, a statewide partnership of Maine’s United Ways and Community Action Agencies. Keep ME Warm provides emergency heating assistance and is the only statewide fuel assistance fundraising effort in Maine. Statewide, seven State Farm agents’ donation […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
CMCC earns Military Friendly School designation
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College has earned the 2021-22 Military Friendly School designation. Institutions earning the designation were evaluated using public data sources and responses from a proprietary survey. Over 1,200 schools participated in the survey with 747 earning the designation. Methodology, criteria and weightings were determined by Viqtory with input from the Military […]
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
Old Mill Solar proposes 101-acre, $29.1 million solar array for Lewiston
The main entrance for the 20-megawatt project would be on Sabattus Street, near the Country Lane Estates neighborhood.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
DuBois Realty Group donates to Wounded Heroes Program of Maine
AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty recently donated $2,000 to Wounded Heroes Program of Maine as part of its Give Where You Live program. Wounded Heroes Program of Maine helps wounded veterans attain the benefits and assistance when transitioning to civilian life being injured in service.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
Lewiston-Auburn make it to round one in contest for Federal Reserve’s ‘Working Communities Challenge’ grant
Moving to the next round would win the local effort $375,000.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2021
Coastal Enterprises hires Azenaide Pedro
BRUNSWICK — Coastal Enterprises has hired Azenaide Pedro as the workforce solutions team’s new program specialist. Originally from Angola, Pedro came to Maine three years ago from Johannesburg, South Africa, where she received a bachelor’s degree in public health from Monash University. In 2020, she was one of the first individuals to apply for the […]
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PublishedMarch 4, 2021
Pineland Farms, Dairy Farmers of America donate cheese to Good Shepherd Food Bank
AUBURN — Good Shepherd Food Bank received 12,000 pounds of donated handcrafted cheese from Pineland Farms and Dairy Farmers of America valued at more than $50,000. The donations were made in two batches, 4,832 pounds and 7,302.52 pounds, to be distributed across the state of Maine through Good Shepherd Food Bank’s 500-plus partner network. Dairy […]
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PublishedMarch 3, 2021
New, small retailers wanted for Auburn’s Exit 75
Plus, in this week’s The Buzz, Auburn puts seven properties on the market and we take a peek at how long it takes Mainers to pop the question (hint: it’s a while).
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PublishedMarch 1, 2021
Does your company have a COVID-19 vaccine policy?
There’s a lot to consider in crafting one and the time to start is now, according to two Auburn attorneys.
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