BRIDGTON — Norway Savings Bank donated $2,500 to the Rufus Porter Museum to sponsor its 2020 Summer Events Program. The museum will use the funds to continue providing educational activities and programs that engage the community in art, ingenuity and history. This sponsorship comes at a critical time as the 2020 summer is still an […]
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.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Geiger names latest Star Awards winners
LEWISTON — Geiger, the nation’s largest privately held promotional products distributor, recently presented its quarterly Geiger Star Awards to associates nominated by fellow associates. Crystal Coolong, an order verifier supervisor in Total Care, was instrumental to the ordering process during a recent acquisition. Geiger wanted her dedication recognized because sometimes it’s easy to miss when […]
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Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Maine Community Bank donates to Trinity Jubilee Center, St. Mary’s Nutrition Center
LEWISTON — Maine Community Bank and its divisions, Biddeford Savings and Mechanics Savings, donated $2,000 each to Trinity Jubilee Center and St. Mary’s Nutrition Center to purchase food and other nonperishable goods. During the COVID-19 pandemic, food pantries have reported critical needs and greater demands for help. These issues have surfaced as many are unexpectedly […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
A new Break brings coffee, vegan doughnuts to Lisbon Street
A Lewiston couple bought the Auburn eatery and reopened it on Lisbon Street last week, keeping the popular recipes and adding their own twist to the menu.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Northeast Bank donates to Trinity Jubilee Center, Daddy O’s Acts of Kindness
LEWISTON — Northeast Bank donated $2,000 each to Trinity Jubilee Center in Lewiston and Daddy O’s Acts of Kindness in Oxford to support COVID-19 relief efforts. It was part of a $10,000 donation to five organizations in Maine and Massachusetts. In addition, the bank recently donated a supply of N95 and regular face masks to […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
New virtual farmers market in Lisbon
The new Little Ridge FarmDrop, part of the statewide FarmDrop effort, doubled its customer count in the first two weeks offering, among other goods, locally-sourced bagels, beef and beets.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
SAD 52 sets June 8 as last day of school
TURNER — The SAD 52 board of directors on Thursday changed this year’s academic calendar to let students out of school June 8. Additionally, teachers will work extra days this summer to identify essential content and skills not learned this spring so they can be incorporated in next year’s curriculum, according to Superintendent Kimberly Brandt. […]
Posted inBusiness, Franklin, Local & State
Investigators try to pinpoint cause of Jay mill explosion
The State Fire Marshal’s Office and others probed the wreckage in Jay on Thursday to determine what caused a big blast at the paper mill Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Auburn Krispy Kreme R.I.P.
“HOT NOW” donuts are no more for Krispy Kremes in Auburn and Saco.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Auburn approves $15 million-plus of new construction
The Planning Board on Tuesday night approved 14 new buildings, most of them greenhouses, for a cannabis business park off Minot Avenue and OK’d U-Haul’s plans for the former Kmart.