“I think their intent is to develop it in the spirit of the mountain and try to make it about the experience of being uniquely at Saddleback.” — Matthew Ahlberg, vice president and director of design services, Barrett Made Architecture + Construction
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.
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Former DeCoster Egg Farm closes 1 plant, lays off workers in Turner
It was unclear Thursday how many employees, and chickens, were left at the Hillandale Farms facility on Plains Road.
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Lewiston family brings a former apple orchard back to life
After a Lewiston native bought it as something to come home to after his Navy service ends in a few years, his family here started cleaning up the overgrown orchard. It responded so well to their TLC, they decided to open this fall.
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Olive Garden proposed for former Ruby Tuesday site in Auburn
An application filed Friday with the city would knock down Ruby’s on Turner Street and build an Olive Garden in its place.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World
Maine could see as many as 100 Afghan refugees by spring
Afghanistan citizens are being relocated to Maine after being evacuated from their home country following the Taliban takeover last month.
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Working: Spicing things up in the kitchen in Litchfield
Gryffon Ridge Spice Merchants offers hundreds of spices, herbs, salts and custom blends — and is slated to have “another banner year,” owner Christine Pistole said.
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Hallowell inventor hopes his new gaming controller makes a splash
The PLAY LABS CEO says he’s already gotten interest from a major gaming company for the controller’s accessibility.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Arts & Entertainment, Film, Local & State, Movies
Litchfield ‘farm girl’ lands supporting role in new movie
The Oak Hill High School grad and horse lover is in the new movie “Not Now,” out this week.
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‘Zen Intergalactic Ninja’ turns 34 with a new book out Saturday and retro video game to come
Co-creators Steve Stern and Dan Cote sold 3,000 copies when they self-published issue No. 1 in November 1987 in Auburn.
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New limited series musical podcast ‘Once in a Lifetime: A Covid Love Story’ starts dropping in September.
When the pandemic derailed Linda Hildonen and Colby Michaud’s first musical stage production, they wrote another, inspired by the pandemic — and broke it up for a podcast.