AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments is presenting the free webinar Nuts and Bolts of Google My Business with Corey Zimmerman from The WanderWeb on Jan. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. It’s open to businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. Eighty-six percent of searches on the internet are […]
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, associates donate meals and heating funds
POLAND – Poland Spring and its associates from its bottling facilities in Poland, Hollis and Kingfield made several December donations to help keep Mainers warm and support local families in need. Poland Spring donated thousands of dollars in heating assistance to seven Maine communities, including $10,000 to the town of Fryeburg, $5,000 to the town […]
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UScellular donates to Kaydenz Kitchen
LEWISTON — UScellular donated $500 to Kaydenz Kitchen as part of its Locally Grown Joy campaign to help support the organization’s operating costs. The donation was one of more than 70 across the county as part of the campaign. In 2019, UScellular celebrated Kayden Boilard, who founded the nonprofit with her family, as one of […]
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Better Homes and Gardens The Masiello Group donates to Promise Early Education Center
AUBURN — Better Homes and Gardens The Masiello Group raised more than $800 in its annual snowsuit drive for the Promise Early Education Center. The funds bought gloves and more than 22 full sets of snowsuits. As the Head Start program for Androscoggin County, Promise provides a safe environment in which children learn and grow. […]
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Working: Laughs for hire
Nick Gordon and Leonard Kimble have performed at bars, breweries, restaurants, theaters, hotels, event spaces and, once, beside a pool in a backyard.
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Quiz: Show us how much you know about the holidays in Maine
Lights? A plenty. Santas? Several. Death-defying feats? We got you covered Welcome to the sixth annual Maine & The Holidays Quiz! Grab your ‘nog, relax by a fire and take your best guesses.
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Two drivers sent to hospital after head-on collision in Mechanic Falls
Police: Vehicle crosses center line Saturday afternoon on Pleasant Street.
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Central Maine Medical Center and Bridgton, Rumford hospitals restrict visitations
Officials: Beginning on Monday, visitors and those escorting patients inside Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital will only be allowed inside the hospitals under “extraordinary circumstances.”
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After an unexpected move to the U.S., Natalia Victor embraced that ‘God has the last word’
‘Before I started working on my faith, I used to panic a lot inside. I was going crazy and getting upset and pretty much torturing myself. These days I simply know it’s going to happen on God’s time, not on my time.’
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OTELCO hires 6 new employees for New Gloucester office
NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO has hired several new team members for its New Gloucester office. Dagmar Klosenski joins the company as a project manager. She has over 20 years of experience in business development, business change, marketing, testing, training and other areas, including working with Elin, a company that produces electric motors for trains, turbines […]