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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LEWISTON — Local Dunkin’ franchisee Mike Connor recently made a donation of $3,000 to the YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston during a grand opening at the Dunkin’ at 1896 Lisbon Road. The store replaced a Dunkin’ at a nearby Mobil station. The store has digital drive-thru and lobby menu boards, a mobile order drive-thru lane, Dunkin’s innovative […]
FARMINGTON — Hight Family of Dealerships, together with Skowhegan Savings Bank, Kyes Insurance and Saddleback Maine, raised $16,500 to be donated to four nonprofit youth programs throughout Franklin County: Rangeley Alpine Ski Club, Rangeley Health and Wellness Kids’ Program, Little Mountain School and Titcomb Mountain. Titcomb received $4,000 to go toward the Titcomb Mountain Adventure […]
LEWISTON — Rinck Advertising, a full-service marketing agency based in Lewiston and Annapolis, Maryland, recently promoted six employees. Rinck CEO Peter Rinck announced the promotions of Lisa Ardia, senior web marketing manager; Jessica Cote, senior digital media manager; Kelly Lunnie, art director; Jake MacGillivary, senior art director and creative services manager; Kristy Phinney, senior director […]
LEWISTON — Geiger has joined the United Nations Global Compact and been awarded a gold medal from EcoVadis during a recent sustainability assessment, placing them in the top 5% of all companies assessed. The UN Global Compact aims to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice and protect the planet. Participating organizations commit to doing […]
LEWISTON — Geiger has promoted Colton Jordan to web developer in Corporate Programs. Jordan has been an order verifier in Total Care Shared Service since March of 2019. In his new role, he will work with assigned program managers on specific projects related to coordination and production of e-commerce sites. Jordan lives in Lewiston.
NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO has hired two new employees for its local offices. Ann Beckwith joins OTELCO as an accounts payable-lead/senior accountant in the company’s New Gloucester office. Beckwith previously worked at FirstLight Fiber for 10 years after attending Southern Maine Community College and the University of Southern Maine. Christopher Pingree-Felts joins the Gray offices […]
AUBURN — Bringing extensive experience as an educator and a proven aptitude toward engaging students, Alanna Stevenson has been named the new principal of Saint Dominic Academy for the Auburn and Lewiston campuses. Stevenson has been the principal of St. Dom’s Lewiston campus for the past two years. The announcement is part of a new […]
SOUTH PARIS — CBD Serenity Store is a new online wellness boutique owned by Kelly Wels, a natural products industry advocate, dedicated to bringing families high-quality CBD products and other natural products that support enhanced health and vitality. The creation of CBD Serenity Store is the culmination Wels’ successful past entrepreneurial ventures and personal experiences, […]
On Mandy Zielinski’s menu is everything from salted caramel brownies to giant marshmallows dipped in chocolate and rolled in pumpkin pie crumbs.
