FARMINGTON — Heather Mitchell, who works in physical rehabilitation and sports medicine at Franklin Memorial Hospital, has completed a master of science degree in exercise science and health promotion with a dual concentration in performance enhancement and injury prevention/rehabilitation science from California University of Pennsylvania. Within the concentration, Mitchell has been additionally awarded three certifications […]
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: Tonya Sands, Trinity Jubilee Center’s shelter manager
Overseeing thousands of meals a month, taking small moments to brighten someone’s day, dreaming of when she can remove her mask at Popham Beach.
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Geiger Star winners announced
LEWISTON — Geiger, the nation’s largest privately held promotional products distributor, recently presented its quarterly Geiger Star Awards, which are given to associates who have been nominated by fellow associates. Gerry Gauthier, a distribution specialist III and assistant to the facilities manager, acted quickly after being made aware of a water leak that had essentially […]
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OTELCO hires Brian Lemp
NEW GLOUCESTER — OTELCO has hired Brian Lemp as a marketing and sales project manager/analyst in the company’s New Gloucester office. Lemp was the sole analyst for the team that was responsible for financial data, customer data and trends in the overhauling of Northwell Health’s menus to offer better quality food with a cost savings. […]
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Central Maine Healthcare hires Dr. Hector Tarraza
LEWISTON — Dr. Hector Tarraza has joined Central Maine Healthcare as its new chief of the Oncology Institute and associate chief of surgery. Having served as chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Maine Medical Center in Portland for many years, Tarraza has had a distinguished career serving thousands of patients in the state of Maine. […]
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Chamber planning first breakfast since COVID-19 in June
• New cannabis shop headed next to Buffalo Wild Wings in Auburn
• Renovation for Androscoggin Home Healthcare + Hospice
• Auburn OfficeMax closes in three days
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Masks, meals, messages: Donations pour in to local hospitals
“We wanted as a community to see what we could do to try to cheer them on,” said one Lewiston gas station owner who donated thousands in gift cards.
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Working: Livermore trucker keeps rolling with the paper industry
Between five Belgium draft horses and a crew of eight drivers at Tibbetts Trucking, the mornings start early and days end late for Darrell Tibbetts.
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SAD 52 considering zero-tax-increase budget
The board could decide May 21 after seeing what needs to be cut to get to 0%, according to Superintendent Kimberly Brandt.
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Lufthansa spent $160M-plus restoring historic plane in Auburn that never flew
A German aviation news site reports the CEO revealed the dollar amount during an annual general meeting this week.