AUBURN — Andrew Zulieve, an attorney with Skelton Taintor & Abbott, was guest speaker at the Nov. 20 Rockland Rotary Luncheon. His presentation focused on common misconceptions of trademark law by businesses and the legal problems they can create. Zulieve explained the legal perils of adopting a descriptive or weak trademark, adopting a mark that […]
Kathryn Skelton
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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Timothy Kenlan joins Tri-County Mental Health Services board
LEWISTON — Timothy Kenlan of Lewiston has joined the Tri-County Mental Health Services’ board of directors representing Lewiston. Kenlan is a litigation and trial attorney at Berman & Simmons, PA where he has a personal injury, products liability, medical malpractice and civil rights practice. Kenlan earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maine […]
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Tripp’s Farmhouse Cafe moves across Center Street in Auburn
* Pierrette’s, C’est Si Bon Cafe closed briefly after electrical fire
* TheSeniorList.com ranks Maine 46th most affordable state
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Over 650 housing units are in the works in Lewiston-Auburn
The Twin Cities are seeing a swelling of new dwelling units as more than a dozen housing developments — offering 650-plus apartments — are proposed or underway in the Twin Cities.
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Over 650 housing units are in the works in Lewiston-Auburn
More than a dozen developments are proposed or underway.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Bitter cold doesn’t stop those waiting for Black Friday deals
Amanda Dodge’s instructions to her husband as she watched the door of JCPenney from her warm truck, eager to be first in line: “If somebody pulls in, I’m like, ‘I’m running out to the line and then bring my other sweater!’ I don’t play around, a deal’s a deal.”
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Agren donates to WinterKids
AUBURN — Agren, Maine’s largest family-owned appliance retailer, donated $20,000 to WinterKids, a nonprofit organization that encourages Maine’s youth and their families to get outside and be active during the winter. Agren’s donation is in addition to its fundraising efforts for Winterkids. Last year, their team raised $56,000 for the the nonprofit’s Downhill 24, an […]
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Next chamber breakfast Dec. 12
LEWISTON — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce will host two speakers and a mini marketplace at its breakfast Dec. 12 at the Ramada Hotel & Conference Center by Wyndham. It will be held from 6:45-9 a.m. Regina Mullins from Thistle Farms in Tennessee will speak about a multimillion-dollar social enterprise that is doing […]
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Trisha Dubois speaks at wound care conference
LEWISTON – Trisha Dubois, a wound resource nurse at Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice, presented at Wild on Wounds, a national wound care conference in September in Las Vegas. Dubois presented “Dressing for Dignity,” a series of case studies demonstrating achievement of chronic and palliative wound care goals while providing efficient, cost-effective and creative wound, […]
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Schooner Estates receives ‘Caring Star of 2020’
AUBURN — Caring.com selected Schooner Estates Senior Living Community as a Caring Star of 2020 for service excellence in senior living. They earned 5 stars in consumer ratings and reviews from their tenants and tenants’ family members on Caring.com. Among the 149 Caring Star communities across the country, Schooner Estates is the only community in Maine […]