Kathryn Skelton

Sun Journal

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.

Latest

Published
February 28, 2019

L.L.Bean partners with Maine startup Flowfold for first-time Bean Boot mashup

A limited number of boots will be made with L.L. Bean’s traditional sole and a sailcloth upper produced by Flowfold.
Published
February 26, 2019

Auburn’s Brenda Chandler named Nordic Aquafarms Inc.’s CFO

The Maine native and her husband have started WillowsAwake Winery in Leeds, a 67-acre farm and forest turned vineyard and winery.
Published
February 26, 2019

High winds crumple 120-foot tower atop Sugarloaf

Wind speed was estimated at more than 100 mph Monday when a communication tower in Carrabassett Valley bent in half.
Published
February 24, 2019

Vehicle stops up 36% in Lewiston, citations more than double

LEWISTON — Speed, text or fiddle with that podcast at your own risk. Lewiston police wrote more than twice as many traffic tickets in 2018 than in 2017, and pulled over thousands more drivers. In 2018, police stopped 9,768 motorists and wrote 1,633 citations, up from 755 citations in 2017, according to year-end numbers in […]
Published
February 24, 2019

Working: Making a new family business from scratch

LEWISTON — Dad Andy MacIsaac services X-ray machines. Mom Anneke is a coach for preschool teachers. Daughter Jana (pronounced Yana) works in publishing, son Bo in restaurants. Together, as of last week, they are Vittles & Variety. The Lewiston family has turned the former Boba and Jamie K’s on Scribner Boulevard into a variety store […]
Published
February 24, 2019

Maine at the movies

Buried family secrets. The effects of war. A bride in a box. ‘Allagash.’ If the last 12 months is any indication, Maine’s film scene is alive and well.
Published
February 22, 2019

Pipe down
Published
February 22, 2019

Beckie Conrad stepping down as Lewiston-Auburn chamber head

In an email to chamber members, Beckie Conrad says she’ll be leaving effective June 30.
Published
February 19, 2019

The Buzz: Former Greene IGA to reopen as Gowell’s Shop ‘n Save

Also in today’s Buzz: EllieAnna Gift Shop opening second location in Freeport | Reveal salon in Auburn expands | Markdowns begin at Payless Shoes
Published
February 15, 2019

After TV acting debut, Lewiston High School grad returns hoping to inspire

Former Lewiston High School student Elijah Solis speaks to students during Friday’s Jobs for Maine’s Graduates class at Lewiston High School. LEWISTON — A frightened Elijah Solis appeared on the screen in a prerecorded video urgently telling Thomas Magnum, “If you’re watching this now, I’m hiring you to solve my murder.” Former Lewiston High School […]