They’ll spend the next month finalizing a proposal to send to residents in Turner, Greene and Leeds.
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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Kathie Leonard named to Maine Community College System’s Board of Trustees
AUBURN — Kathie Leonard, president and CEO of Auburn Manufacturing, has been to the Maine Community College System’s board of trustees. The Maine State Senate confirmed Leonard Feb. 13 in Augusta and she was officially sworn in Feb. 24. Leonard will share policymaking authority for Maine’s comprehensive two-year community college system, which offers technical, career […]
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Former top Maine CDC official on coronavirus: Don’t panic but do prepare
The U.S. has 53 reported cases of COVID-19, none in Maine, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, but Maine is taking measures like buying new testing equipment and Dora Anne Mills says she hopes residents prepare, too.
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Lewiston barber opens her own shop
Heather Jeselskis-Swift opened Proper Cuts barbershop last month on Main Street.
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Two Auburn firefighters are poutine eating champions
Contestants had 30 minutes to eat 12 pounds of poutine.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn, The Buzz
My Waffle food truck up for sale after successful first season
My Waffle is up for sale. The 2019 local startup by friends Jason Bucknam and Kevin Cunningham made money last year with a busy schedule, but “we are selling because the impact on our family was too much!,” according to a post on Craigslist on Tuesday. After listing everything on the truck, it continues: “If […]
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Lewiston OKs new Main Street Dunkin’
* Portland trucking business moves to Lewiston
* My Waffle food truck up for sale after successful first season
* A pair of Auburn firefighters are poutine eating champions
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CBW Labs opens in Fryeburg
FRYEBURG – CBW Labs, a hemp processor providing cannabidiol formulations and services to New England growers, distributors and manufacturers, has opened a state-of-the-art processing lab and retail store at 285 Main St. CBW Labs performs all processing, formulations and bottling onsite, and can produce standard or customer formulations at pilot/R&D or production scale. It offers […]
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Gosselin & Dubord attorneys, staff hired by Skelton Taintor & Abbott
AUBURN – Skelton Taintor & Abbott announces the hiring of Paul R. Gosselin, David R. Dubord and Joan M. Egdall, all of Gosselin & Dubord, P.A. of Lewiston. Their projected starting date is April 1. As Gosselin & Dubord closes its longstanding office on Lisbon Street in Lewiston, its staff will also join Skelton Taintor […]
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Phillips Area Community Center hosts hemp growing and marketing roundtable
PHILLIPS — The Phillips Area Community Center is presenting a hemp roundtable on the pros and cons of growing and marketing Maine hemp AT 6 p.m. March 7. The keynote speaker is John Black, founder/president and CEO of the New England Hemp Institute in Wilton. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer […]