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.
• Sticky stats on Maine’s maple syrup production last year
• And, just how vegan-friendly is Maine?
Local chamber president anticipates the Twin Cities may be in for more ‘temporarily closed’ signs in the next few weeks.
LEWISTON — Lewiston Adult Education is offering its Construction Training Program starting in February for people looking to build a foundation for a construction career. The program is free to eligible participants. Students can earn a Work Ready credential, Occupational Safety and Health Administration 10, a 10-hour training in basic safety and health information for […]
AUBURN — Auburn Savings Bank employees Kim Croteau and Ashley Pennington each donated $500 they were awarded from the bank’s U Make Us Better employee recognition program to The Dempsey Center and the Hope Haven Gospel Mission. Each organization received $500. The bank’s program honors employees who go above and beyond in their work and […]
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Valley Council of Governments is presenting the free webinar E-Commerce Payment Processing on Jan. 27 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. It’s open to businesses, entrepreneurs and nonprofits in Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties. As a business owner, it is important to adapt, but expanding into e-commerce can seem overwhelming. In […]
OXFORD — Bearfoot Realty raised $28,000 in donations from local clients, business partners and community members for Rightstart’s Christmas for Teens Program with its Dec. 8 holiday open house at Oxbow Beer Garden. It was Bearfoot’s ninth holiday open house to raise funds for the nonprofit program, achieving an all-time record for annual donations. The […]
FARMINGTON — Richard Walker has announced his retirement as chairman of the Franklin Savings Bank board of directors. Elected chairman in 2017, he has been a member of the board since 1991. Former bank President Peter Judkins of Farmington has been elected by the board to assume the chairmanship in January 2022. Walker recently sold […]
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center earned a “high performing” rating in U.S. News & World Report’s first list of Best Hospitals for Maternity. To be recognized, hospitals needed to excel on multiple quality metrics that matter to expectant families, including complication rates, C-sections, whether births were scheduled too early in pregnancy and how successfully […]
LEWISTON — The city of Lewiston recently promoted two employees and hired three more. Mark Anderson has been promoted to assistant fire chief. Beginning his career as a volunteer firefighter at age 18, he started with the Lewiston Fire Department in 2005 and was promoted to lieutenant in 2017. After high school, he moved to […]
NORWAY — Daniel Walsh became chief executive officer of Norway Savings Bank on Jan. 1. Walsh was named the 17th president of Norway Savings in September 2020 when Patricia Weigel announced she would retire Dec. 31, 2021. Weigel retained her position as CEO until her retirement. She will continue to serve as chairwoman of the […]
