The bowling alley will still close May 4, just temporarily, and reopen in late summer under the new owners, Justin and Samantha Juray.
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.
Stronger than barriers: Lewiston-Auburn’s immigrant community hustles, thrives with the help of local groups
Many New Mainers, Maine’s term for the state’s growing immigrant population, are strangers in a new country, often arriving without the language skills needed for work. But Lewiston-Auburn’s immigrants are finding jobs through determination, a desire to learn and help from local support groups.
SeniorsPlus hires Barbara Price
LEWISTON — SeniorsPlus has hired Barbara Price as the organization’s new nutrition services director. Prior to joining SeniorsPlus, Price was the consumer assistance program manager at Consumers for Affordable Health Care and worked in the nonprofit sector in higher education for many years before that. Price holds a master’s degree in public health from the […]
United Way of the Tri-Valley Area adds five board members
FARMINGTON — United Way of the Tri-Valley Area recently added five new members to its board of directors. Dr. Erika Schumacher obtained her medical degree from the Larner UVM School of Medicine in 2008 and completed residency at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital in June of 2011. She subsequently directed the Yale Pediatric Refugee Clinic for […]
DuBois Realty Group hires Amy Landry
AUBURN — The DuBois Realty Group of Keller Williams Realty has expanded its team by hiring Amy Landry as a sales agent. Landry brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team. Prior to her career in real estate, she spent over 10 years in a variety of progressive health care roles, most recently […]
Warp + Weft wins Maine Public Relations Council award
AUBURN — Warp + Weft, a full-service branding and marketing agency, recently earned Golden Arrow Awards from the Maine Public Relations Council, including a Silver Award and Honorable Mention for recent marketing and public relations work. The Golden Arrows recognize the “best work of communications, public relations and marketing professionals … based in Maine,” according […]
Working: Traveling therapist focuses on women’s pelvic health
“We often poke fun about getting together with girlfriends and, ‘Oops, we’re laughing so hard, we wet our pants’ . . . but it’s a significant problem, and it’s something that can be fixed,” says Katie Caron.
Auburn approves Tambrands’ $15 million expansion and a new commercial subdivision off Kittyhawk
• New commercial subdivision could hold up to 200,000 square feet of development
• Five new apartments headed to Auburn
Bring on the bears, eagles and mountain lions: Maine Wildlife Park opens for the season
In: Expanded hours, more turtle displays. Out: Feeding the bears.
Face Time: Liza Dimitri — barbecue sauce entrepreneur bringing the sweet and the heat
The roots of Dimitri’s 3 Spicy Boys goes back 10 years and many flavors.