A Raymond couple who also raise chickens are prepared to serve 200 people daily outside NU Brewery.
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.
Adorable and illegal: Baby red-eared slider turtles highlight Maine’s issues with illegal pets
Licensed exhibitor Drew Desjardins of Lewiston takes in and rehomes about 200 animals a year, up to 70% of them restricted or prohibited in Maine. He’d rather have state officials get the message out about what’s illegal.
RSU 4 buses hit by drivers in Sabattus; one student examined
A Lewiston woman was charged with drunken driving; second driver fled scene.
Two school buses hit by drivers in Sabattus within minutes of each other
A Lewiston woman was charged with drunken driving Monday, and the second driver fled the scene.
Maine’s last 2 Kmarts – in Augusta and Auburn – to close
The Maine Department of Labor contacted both stores Tuesday morning offering help to those losing their jobs.
Bedderrest Mattresses & Furniture to close all three Maine stores
Bedderrest Mattresses & Furniture is closing three stores, in Auburn, South Portland and Topsham, after 28 years.
Lewiston drive-in named one of the ‘best old school drive-ins around the country’
And how fast could YOU eat six hamburgers? Someone did it at Val’s Drive-In in 2 minutes, 36 seconds.
Auburn accident victim from Gray in critical condition
Matthew Smith, 27, was being treated at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston on Monday.
Mechanic Falls residents turn in petitions to recall 4 of 5 town councilors
The same four councilors targeted in the recall voted to dismiss Town Manager Zakk Maher in June.
Family hopes to build Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Roy Varney’s memory
The 19-year-old athlete died in a farm accident in Turner last month.