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.
Six Lewiston stores compete for one agency liquor license
• Which Lewiston convenience store sold $5.4M in gas last year?
• What pizza chain is Maine flocking to during the pandemic?
• And who’s tweeting about #PSLs? Maine, a lot, it turns out. Bring on the pumpkin spice!
Working: From Boston ‘city kids’ to Lovell farmers
The Fitzgerald children really, really wanted to move to western Maine to start a farm.
Lisbon Credit Union gives third quarter ROCKSTAR Award
LISBON — Lisbon Credit Union selected Derek Roberts for its ROCKSTAR Award for the third quarter of 2020. Roberts was rewarded with a trophy, $50 and a paid day off. He has been with the credit union full time as a loan clerk since 2019 at the Lisbon office. He has been part of the […]
Maine credit unions donate to Good Shepherd Food Bank
WESTBROOK — Maine Credit Union League’s Campaign for Ending Hunger has donated $48,688 to Good Shepherd Food Bank’s COVID-19 response. The money was raised in June as part of the Campaign for Ending Hunger $100,000 Challenge, a monthlong initiative that raised $230,000. As part of the challenge, 75% of the funds raised online by Maine […]
Rangeley Friends of the Arts hires Stephanie Chu-O’Neil
RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts has hired Stephanie Chu-O’Neil as the new site coordinator for its free after-school program: CASA – Creative After-School Arts. The program is open to students in grades 5-12, and will meet Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday after school until 5 p.m. Chu-O’Neil will bring her expertise and experience in […]
St. Mary’s hires Jeffrey Hundman, appoints Coleen Elias
LEWISTON — St. Mary’s Health System recently hired Jeffrey Hundman as vice president of finance/CFO and appointed Coleen Elias as CEO/CFO of Community Clinical Services. Prior to joining Covenant Health, Hundman was CFO with The Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pennsylvania, a not-for-profit health system in Pennsylvania and New York, where his responsibilities included accounting for […]
Franklin Savings Bank promotes Leanne Gagne
RUMFORD — Franklin Savings Bank has promoted longtime River Valley loan officer Leanne Gagne to assistant vice president status. Gagne is an experienced residential and installment lender, currently in her 32nd year of service at Franklin Savings Bank. She and her husband are longtime residents of Dixfield, where they raised their two adult children. Gagne […]
Franklin Savings Bank donates to school meal programs
FARMINGTON — Franklin Savings Bank donated a total of $48,000 to nine local districts to help cover the costs of summer meal programs. These districts being: RSU 9, RSU 10, RSU 54, RSU 56, RSU 73, MSAD 44, MSAD 58, MSAD 59 and the Ellsworth School Department. The bank decided to make the donation after […]
OTIS Federal Credit Union raises funds for ending hunger campaign
JAY – OTIS Federal Credit Union held a yard sale in its member parking lot to raise money for the Maine Credit Unions’ Campaign for Ending Hunger on Aug. 22. Eight employees volunteered their time. This year’s annual yard sale raised a record total of $2,126.72 for the Campaign for Ending Hunger in Maine. All […]