AUBURN — Fontaine Family Team – The Real Estate Leader, a business over 60 agents strong and the recipient of the 2019 Maine Family Business of the Year, has been sold to the second generation of daughters, Melissa Fontaine-Field, Angie Fontaine-Larochelle and Crystal Fontaine-Bergeron. With a combined 70 years of leadership experience in real estate, […]
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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Missing Lewiston teen found at Nebraska rest stop
15-year-old Lanie Nolan had been missing since last week when she told people at a Main Street youth shelter she was going to take a walk.
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Going for it, gluten-free
Maddox Michaud was inspired to open Quirky Cakes home bakery last fall, deciding it was now or never.
Posted inFranklin, Local & State, News
Franklin County’s high-speed internet question — will residents pay to bring service to town?
Carthage, Weld, Temple, Wilton and Perkins and Washington townships face that question at town meetings over the next several months. All six need to agree to make a proposed $10 million project a go.
Posted inBusiness, The Buzz
Cruzin Slice serves up unique, Maine-inspired pizzas — on wheels
Creton pizza, anyone?
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston construction debris recycling plant investing $1.5 million in upgrades
The investment will boost the recycling and reuse rate from 60% to more than 70%, according to company officials.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Business, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
Signs of spring: Ice cream openings, Auburn’s 2021 Maine Home Show
• Auburn’s new Target: Here’s what we know…
• Norway Savings Arena to house the 2021 Maine Home Show
• It’s spring; that means ice cream
• Lewiston’s Cruzin Slice food trailer: When a bold move pays off
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Colby College promotes Randi Arsenault
WATERVILLE — Randi Arsenault of Norway has been named assistant vice president of admissions and financial aid and dean of admissions at Colby, effective July 1. A member of the Class of 2009, Arsenault began her career at VOX Global, a strategic communications agency based in Washington, D.C. She returned to Colby in 2010 and […]
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Community Credit Union promotes Kelsye Smith
LEWISTON — Community Credit Union has promoted Kelsye Smith from financial service representative to payment specialist. This change in role will move Smith from daily member service, new accounts and loan closings to managing the credit and debit card services for the credit union. In December 2020, Smith received her Certified Credit Union Financial Counselor […]
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Franklin Memorial Hospital earns industry recognition
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital has been recognized as a 2021 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital. Compiled by The Chartis Center for Rural Health, the annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Hospital Strength INDEX. Over the past 11 years, the INDEX has grown […]