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 is home to hundreds of species. YOU can give them a boost. (Yes, YOU!) And the state’s watching for Murder Hornets.
Better beelieve it.
The new budget cuts three proposed new positions but keeps several others for Turner, Leeds and Greene.
LEWISTON — Community Concepts will welcome a new chief financial officer in August. Laura Gormley originally joined the community action agency in March 2017 as the director of finance. Kevin Mahoney, who has served as chief financial officer since 2017, will be retiring effective July 31. Gormley has spent 20 years in the accounting and […]
AUBURN — As Community Credit Union reflects on 75 years of serving its members and the community, it’s important to revisit the early days of collaboration. In February of this year, prior to the pandemic outbreak, Community Credit Union met with the city of Auburn and Central Maine Credit Union to thank them and recognize […]
LEWISTON — Educate Maine and the Law Offices of Joe Bornstein have teamed up for the 2020 Maine Books Challenge to get books into the hands of students studying remotely while also supporting local bookstores. Every $10 donation is counted as one book and gift certificates can be purchased online to a Maine bookstore and […]
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital recognized seven nursing and direct care professionals who demonstrate exceptional clinical practice and professionalism through the organization’s ninth annual Nursing and Direct Care Professionals Excellence Awards. Those recognized support the advancement of patient care by demonstrating MaineHealth’s core values of patient centered, respect, integrity, excellence, ownership and innovation. Five nurses […]
NEW GLOUCESTER — Harpswell Capital Advisors has been named to the investor.com 2020 Top Charitable Financial Advisor Firms in its national list. Only 108 firms in the nation were named to the 2020 list. Harpswell is the only firm in Maine to be recognized with the honor. Among the criteria a firm had to meet, […]
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College President Scott E. Knapp has announced two new staff appointments at the college. Mary Lafontaine has been appointed dean of human resources effective June 1. Since 2004, Lafontaine has been with the Maine Department of Labor, first as manager of the Lewiston CareerCenter and then as regional director of […]
AUBURN — Allstate Foundation Helping Hands has granted Good Shepherd Food Bank $10,000, in recognition of the volunteerism of Maine Allstate agency owners and financial specialists, which will provide 264 local families in need with an emergency food box. In addition, David Bochtler and Richard Moylan of Auburn, Martin Bailey, Patti Gagne and Jonathan Knowlton […]
