The editor of the Farmers’ Almanac has a reputation for doing Halloween up big and that won’t stop this year, though the venue will change.
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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Face Time: Trevor Maxwell — supporting men with cancer
After his own diagnosis, Maxwell founded Man Up To Cancer to offer support and an outlet for men facing cancer.
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United Way of Androscoggin County adds seven board members
LEWISTON — At its August meeting, the United Way of Androscoggin County board of directors voted in seven new members for the 2020-2021 term. They are: • Maureen Aube, associate dean of finance and general services, Central Maine Community College • Bobbi Avery, chief administrative officer, Lewiston Public Schools • Patricia Gilbert, vice president of […]
Posted inBusiness, The Buzz
Chick-fil-A for Lewiston’s Exit 80? Guess again
• New building proposed behind the former Promenade Mall
• Lewiston Planning Board green lights new cancer center
• The end for The Curio. Or is it?
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Saddleback Mountain looks to build solar farm, new mid-mountain lodge
Construction would take place next year if the state approves either project, which new owners call “critical” in bringing the ski resort back.
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Trick-or-Take the night off?
Some Halloween events around Lewiston and Auburn are going ahead with major changes while others are taking the year off. Parents are split on deciding what’s best for their kids and the state’s top health official says it’s too soon to give advice.
Posted inbPlus, Lewiston-Auburn
L-A’s 40 Under 40
They’re selling, event planning, managing and rising in their careers. We talk with four of L-A’s young leaders.
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Allied Physical Therapy hires Steve Noorda
FARMINGTON — Allied Physical Therapy has hired Steve Noorda to join the practice in Farmington. Noorda was raised in Utah and received his doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Subsequently, he worked at a PT clinic in Columbus, Ohio. Physical therapists are licensed health care professionals who treat individuals of […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
MSAD 52 close to giving every student a computer device
The district started the school year in Turner, Leeds and Greene two weeks ago and all of the summer prep has “really paid off,” according to the superintendent.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Local teachers’ literacy app wins Top Gun LA pitch-off
Next, it’s off to the state finals on Sept. 23, competing with other entrepreneurs for $25,000.