LEWISTON — The Central Maine Healthcare board of directors will have a new chairman, Devore S. Culver, and five new members in 2021 to advance the organization’s mission. Culver, the current vice chairman, takes over the role from Deborah Dunlap Avasthi when her term ends Jan, 1, 2021. Culver is a health care consultant and […]
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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Poland Spring donates to Wreaths Across America
POLAND — Poland Spring Brand 100% Natural Spring Water joined Wreaths Across America in transporting wreaths from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia for the eighth year in a row. Driving the Poland Spring truck this year was veteran and Mainer Randy Steber. Poland Spring made a $5,000 donation, which supported the purchase of […]
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FAME honors three local businesses
AUGUSTA — Showcase Maine, FAME’s annual celebration of its successful partnerships with Maine’s business, lending, governmental and higher education communities, continues virtually for 2020. This year’s award recipients include: Business at Work for Maine Award: Origin. Origin is being honored for helping to return manufacturing to Maine by revitalizing old textile mill equipment and manufacturing […]
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Better Homes and Gardens/Masiello Group donates to Promise Early Education Center
AUBURN — The real estate group Better Homes and Gardens/Masiello Group raised over $750 to purchase over 24 snowsuits, along with some hats and gloves to give to the Promise Early Education Center. These snowsuits and other items were picked up by the Executive Director Betsy Norcross Plourde.
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Camden National Bank earns national award
CAMDEN — Greenwich Associates, a leading independent research firm, named Camden National Bank a Customer Experience Leader for 2020. This marks the third year in a row Camden National Bank has been recognized for its retail banking customer experience, and the first year it’s also awarded for its small business banking customer experience. Camden National […]
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MCHP appoints Ken Albert board chairman
LEWISTON — Maine College of Health Professions has appointed alum Ken Albert, chief executive officer of Androscoggin Home Healthcare and Hospice, as its board chairman. A 1986 graduate of the college’s nursing program, Albert has been on the board since 2017. He will lead the eight-member board, which is charged with serving as stewards of […]
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Interactive Quiz: How much do you know about the holidays in Maine?
Ho, ho, how much do you know? Only one way to find out.
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In a word: Hey there, ROY G. BIV
Surely you can recite the alphabet in order. How about naming the colors in the spectrum or the names of the Great Lakes? I could almost hear you singing that little alphabet jingle just before you thought about ROY G. BIV and his HOMES. A few years ago, I attended a training during which we […]
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OpenText donates to Good Shepherd Food Bank
LEWISTON — In place of holding holiday parties this year, OpenText is making donations totaling $1 million to food banks in the 58 communities around the world where employees live and work. In Maine, OpenText is donating $15,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank. It’s the first donation of the OpenText Voyager Fund, an extension of […]
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Hannaford donates to CMCC’s food pantry initiative
AUBURN — Hannaford Supermarkets has donated $5,000 to Central Maine Community College as part of an expansion of its “Fuel Kids at School” pantry initiative to Maine’s community colleges. Hannaford is donating a total of $35,000 to establish and expand pantries at all seven community college campuses. The donation will be used for startup and […]