LEWISTON — As part of its COVID-19 response, the John T. Gorman Foundation awarded grants of $25,000 to St. Mary’s Nutrition Center, $50,000 to New Beginnings and $100,000 to Good Shepherd Food Bank. The grants were part of $500,000 given to 11 Maine nonprofits providing food and shelter to Mainers in need during the outbreak. […]
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, Lewiston-Auburn
Working: Scott Jillson, from farm to fashion and back
Ed and Pat Jillson and their four children raised vegetables on the 90-acre property in Sabattus.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness
We asked Maine’s largest employers: What’s your COVID-19 sick leave policy?
While some Maine companies are offering up to a month of extra paid time off, some are telling employees to dip into their own reserves.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
A new Dunkin’ proposed for Lewiston
• More apartments underway on Lisbon Street
• Hill Mill’s Allen Manufacturing adds WeHaveFaceShields.com to the company mix
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Lewiston native tweaks headwear to help health care workers
Rebecca Buckley added buttons to her wide headbands, popular with marathon runners, to give health care workers’ sore ears a break.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Lisbon chosen for Community Entrepreneurship Program
PORTLAND — Lisbon is one of three towns chosen to participate in the Community Entrepreneurship Program through a competitive application process managed by the Maine Community Foundation in partnership with Maine Development Foundation’s Maine Downtown Center. The National Main Street Center will provide Lisbon, Skowhegan and Monson with workshops, training and local assessments to help […]
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Sound Limbs Orthotics & Prosthetics hires Gary Steren
LEWISTON — Sound Limbs Orthotics & Prosthetics has hired Gary Steren as the new staff prosthetist. Steren comes to Sound Limbs with a wealth of experience in orthotics and prosthetics that spans nearly four decades. He has worked in seacoast New Hampshire, Northeastern Massachusetts and greater Boston areas predominantly as a practitioner, and he also […]
Posted inbPlus
A livestreamed Easter
With Easter-as-usual on hold because of the coronavirus, churches and families are making the best of getting together, apart.
Posted inBusiness, Giving Back
Bangor Savings Bank Foundation donates to five area nonprofits
BANGOR — Bangor Savings Bank Foundation’s Community Matters More grant program has made five donations to local organizations, part of $143,000 awarded to 55 nonprofits in Maine and New Hampshire. Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford and Maine Huts and Trails in Kingfield each received $5,000. Community Concepts, Tri County Mental Health and the Greater […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
SAD 52 postpones board meeting, new budget to next week
TURNER — SAD 52 directors had to abruptly cancel its meeting Thursday night over technical difficulties. The next board meeting, where Superintendent Kimberly Brandt will share a reworked budget, is April 9. The board last week asked Brandt to trim about $300,000 from the proposed budget, lowering the average tax impact on Turner, Leeds and […]