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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PublishedFebruary 12, 2021
Anti-mask-mandate commissioner told to work his day job from home
Isaiah Lary, who has hammered against the legality of Gov. Janet Mills’ mask-wearing mandate, said Friday the move was “an attempt to distract from the main issue.”
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2021
Portland developer buys Lewiston’s historic Dominican Block, plans upscale housing
Developer Jim Brady plans a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments for Lincoln Street next year.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2021
Auburn’s Mu Noi Brunch chef on Food Network’s Supermarket Stakeout tonight
The episode is described as the spiciest ever.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2021
Toasting Lewiston’s Baxter Brewing Co. at 10
The company rolled out its first cans from one of the city’s historic mills 10 years ago, kicking off the local craft brew scene and a decade of milestones.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2021
Maine craft brew can-do: It was a bitter year, but they canned more, tweaked taprooms and hung on
After a decade of stout growth in Maine, “the world came to a crashing halt,” as one Auburn craft brewer put it, for the craft brew industry and everyone else in the pandemic. Now many brewers are feeling better about 2021.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2021
State OKs Saddleback plans for $8 million solar farm, new mid-mountain lodge
A state commission approved zoning changes on Wednesday to allow both improvements at the newly reopened ski resort in Rangeley.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2020
Harvests are down and Maine’s loggers hang on
Lumbermen have taken a massive hit this year after COVID-19 and the Jay mill explosion, with business down as much as 40% industrywide.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2020
Views and birds among the concerns over Saddlebackâs new lodge and solar farm plans
Arctaris Impact Fund’s attorney says the company needs the changes to prevent tight lodging capacity and high energy costs continuing to be a drag on the bottom line.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2020
Oh, deer: Your odds of hitting an animal on the way home tonight? Higher than you think.
Your odds of hitting an animal on the drive home tonight? One in 91, according to State Farm. Maine ranks 22nd in the country for its rate of animal collisions, according to a news release from the insurance company Wednesday. State Farm covered 1,365 car-animal claims last year in Maine. November, October and December are […]
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2020
Lewiston-Auburn teachers’ literacy app wins statewide Top Gun pitch-off
They’ll put the $25,000 prize toward continuing to develop the ReMo app for a January 2021 launch.
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