AUBURN — Skelton Taintor & Abbott attorney Jordan Payne Hay has joined the board of the Maine Women’s Network – Androscoggin Chapter. Maine Women’s Network is a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is to increase women’s professional growth and leadership skills through networking and education. Hay’s practice at Skelton Taintor & Abbott includes employment law, […]
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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Maine Standard donates bikes to Hillview Apartments youth
LEWISTON — Maine Standard, a Portland company that collects and refines cooking oil waste from around New England, sponsored its first bike drive for the children of Hillview Apartments. Owner and President Jarmin Kaltsas and Jason Versey, director of fuel sales and acquisitions and himself a childhood resident of Hillview, donated eight refurbished bikes valued […]
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St. Mary’s hires Dr. Basem Elbrolosy
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Health System, a member of Covenant Health, has hired primary care provider Dr. Basem Elbrolosy to its Poland Family Practice. Elbrolosy focuses on family medicine and earned his medical degree from the University of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt. Elbrolosy is accepting new patients at St. Mary’s Poland Family Practice at 1230 […]
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Great Falls Dental Associates hires Dr. Florence S. Edwards
AUBURN — Great Falls Dental Associates has hired Dr. Florence S. Edwards as an associate general dentist. Edwards will join a team of dental health care professionals offering a wide array of services and treatments. With her hiring, Great Falls Dental will now offer extractions in-house and additional office hours on Fridays. Before joining Great […]
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Biddeford and Mechanics Savings Charitable Foundation donates to Lewiston Schools Homeless Youth Program, Good Shepherd Food Bank
BIDDEFORD — In an unprecedented time of need, the newly formed Biddeford and Mechanics Savings Charitable Foundation is pledging funds to assist food insecure and homeless children and adults in Maine. The foundation has approved a three-year commitment of $8,000 for a total of $24,000 to the Lewiston Schools Homeless Youth program to go directly […]
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Developers plan a 9-unit apartment complex for downtown Lewiston
The $3 million apartment complex probably won’t break ground at 198 Blake St. until summer 2021.
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The new ‘Home of the creton pizza’: Lewiston
• New nine-unit apartment complex for downtown Lewiston
• New $7M CMP substation for Auburn
• ME & coffee fun facts
• And Auburn teases three potential developments in the works
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DeBlois Electric of Lewiston now employee owned
LEWISTON — DeBlois Electric Inc. announced Monday that the company is now 100% employee owned through an employee stock ownership plan. The announcement signals the beginning of a new ownership structure that will continue to operate with the same vision and leadership previously established. The privately held company was started by Willie and Gaetane DeBlois […]
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Bedard Pharmacy & Medical Supplies promotes Benjamin Nadeau
AUBURN — Bedard Pharmacy & Medical Supplies has named Benjamin Nadeau as its new chief executive officer. Following in the footsteps of his father, Michael Nadeau, and grandfather, Alcide Nadeau, he is the third generation Nadeau to take the helm of Bedard. Michael Nadeau will become chairman of the board and he and Annette Nadeau […]
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Franklin County community groups to host transportation summit
FARMINGTON — A coalition of community organizations interested in strengthening transportation in the region is convening a summit Oct. 8 via Zoom. Titled Community Conversation: Moving Transportation Forward in Greater Franklin County, participants include United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, Community Concepts, Franklin Community Health Network, Greater Franklin Development Council, Kennebec Valley Community Action Program […]