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.

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Published
February 3, 2022

Litchfield native to appear in daytime drama ‘The Bay’

Elle Rae Morris, the Litchfield native and rodeo rider who moved to Los Angeles to focus on an acting career, will appear in the seventh season of the daytime drama “The Bay” this spring. The series has 23 Daytime Emmys and recently received 15 nominations for the Indie Series Awards. “The Bay” can be seen […]
Published
February 3, 2022

Renovation for Tractor Supply Co. in Lewiston, expansion for UPS in Auburn

• A fiber farm. An auto detailing company. A local brew tour. Meet LA’s new Top Gun entrepreneurs and their visions.
• New six-unit apartment building underway in Auburn.
Published
February 2, 2022

Five Guys restaurant opening in Auburn this summer

Center Street will be the popular burger restaurant’s seventh Maine location.
Published
February 2, 2022

Holy Donut to close its store on Minot Avenue in Auburn

The company says it’s working to sublease the space so it “can immediately transition to a new, occupied storefront.”
Published
February 1, 2022

New Common Grounds Cafe opens at The Root Cellar in Lewiston

• Which local town made Maine’s Hottest Towns of 2021 list for home sales?
Published
January 28, 2022

U.S. Department of Justice grant funds Adult Drug Treatment Courts in Franklin, Oxford counties

The four-year program also includes Lincoln, Knox, Waldo and Sagadahoc counties.
Published
January 28, 2022

Carl Bucciantini named AARP Maine volunteer state president

PORTLAND — AARP Maine has selected Carl Bucciantini of Greene to serve as its new volunteer state president for two years. Bucciantini will serve as a leader and spokesperson for the hundreds of volunteers and more than 200,000 AARP members who reside in Maine. For the past five years, he has been an active AARP […]
Published
January 28, 2022

Fontaine Family hires two new employees

AUBURN — Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader has hired two new sales agents for its Auburn location. Rebecca Ricker primarily grew up in Litchfield and attended Oak Hill High School in Wales and Gardiner Area High School. She continued her education at Perdue University, graduating with a bachelor of science degree. Ryan Smith […]
Published
January 28, 2022

Geiger associates earn industry certifications

LEWISTON — Four Geiger associates have recently earned Promotional Products Association International certifications. Trish Whitlock and Kelly MacDonald earned the certified advertising specialist certification, which requires 50 hours from a structured industry approved curriculum. Melissa Santiago and Madison Stevenson earned the master advertising specialist certification, which requires certified advertising specialist certification, a minimum three years […]
Published
January 28, 2022

Haley Ward Inc. hires Lisa Britland

BANGOR — Haley Ward Inc. has hired Lisa Britland as a project professional in its Lewiston office. Britland has a bachelor’s degree in marine biology and previously worked as a senior technical writer/manager for an environmental toxicology lab and as an office administrator for several nonprofits. Haley Ward Inc. is an employee-owned professional engineering, environmental […]