DaVinci’s Eatery owner Jules Patry bought the property two weeks ago from Normand Rousseau with plans to turn it into high-end, loft-style apartments. The property had been on the market for several years. Patry, who also lives downtown, said he had been looking at the building for a while. A number of factors will determine […]
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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Weird, Wicked Weird: John Edward on Trump, 2017 and the weirdest message he’s ever delivered
Former TV psychic medium John Edward logged 75 tour stops giving group readings around the globe in 2016. In 2017, he’s coming back to Maine with appearances in Bangor on March 2 and Portland on March 3. The 47-year-old author of eight bestselling novels splits his time between New York and Los Angeles with his […]
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His family asks: What really happened to Phil at the Elan School?
For 33 years, Pam Newell thought her brother died of a freak brain aneurysm while he was a student at the infamous Elan School in Poland. Two weeks ago, a stranger turned up and told her there’s something she should know.
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Pumpkin flavor: A smashing success
The taste is EVERYWHERE (except in kitty litter and Luke’s beer), and $361 million in 2014 sales explains why.
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Keeping the Auburn Mall occupied: ‘We do anything we can’
The loss of RadioShack and Deb at Auburn’s 36-year-old mall shows the struggle today’s malls face as trends change. More business tenants, exterior doors and attracting a hot retailer are all part of the strategy.
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People You Know: Mary Ann Gallant, honorary hostess
AUBURN — Every morning, Mary Ann Gallant walks in with baked goods and a laugh, as much a fixture as the booths and the All-American Slam. The 73-year-old retired as a Denny’s hostess two years ago, but she’s never left. It’s where her friends are. “You meet a lot of people,” Gallant said. “Meeting people, […]
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Maine reacts to Supreme Court health care ruling
Nancy Cummings darted between her patients and her computer Thursday morning, waiting on word from the U.S. Supreme Court. Just after 10 a.m. a friend texted her. Upheld. “For the average Mainer, it’s a victory,” said Cummings, an orthopedic surgeon at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington and president of the Maine Medical Association. In a […]
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Weird, Wicked Weird: A man and his (weird) museum
Loren Coleman is an authority on things that haven’t been found. Yet.
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Elan School: Torment or treatment?
Some former students say their experience at the controversial school saved their lives. Others wonder whether they will ever recover from the abuse they say they suffered there decades ago.