Zara Lei Norman ✍️
@zaraleinorman.bsky.social
Chicago-based journo and Medill student ☆ Brit, bookworm, Brown alumna ☆ All opinions are my own!
Jake Brown still faces criminal charges, but this deal virtually guarantees that Brown’s former clients will only get pennies on the dollar back relative to what they lost.
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Arrested contractor will pay a fraction of what he owes victims in deal with Maine AG
The deal was not communicated to those who alleged that Jake Brown took upfront payments for shoddy and incomplete work.
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April 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Jake Brown still faces criminal charges, but this deal virtually guarantees that Brown’s former clients will only get pennies on the dollar back relative to what they lost.
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An important story from @bangordailynews.bsky.social reporter Jules Walkup:
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A midcoast couple’s mobile home lot was condemned. Then they were evicted.
Mary and Terry Tardif had hoped moving into the mobile home would ease them into retirement. Instead, it became a nightmare.
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March 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
An important story from @bangordailynews.bsky.social reporter Jules Walkup:
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Maine said it wouldn't break state law to follow President Donald Trump's order barring transgender girls from playing girls' sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats.
Two transgender girls, six federal agencies. How Trump is trying to pressure Maine into obedience.
Maine said it wouldn't break state law to follow President Donald Trump's order barring transgender girls from playing girls' sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats targeting the…
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March 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Maine said it wouldn't break state law to follow President Donald Trump's order barring transgender girls from playing girls' sports. Then came a barrage of investigations and threats.
A municipal bond proposal is the latest in a slew of efforts Rockland officials have put forward to alleviate its housing shortage:
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Rockland takes a pioneering step to address its housing crisis
The bond proposal is the latest in a slew of efforts Rockland officials have put forward to alleviate its housing shortage.
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March 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A municipal bond proposal is the latest in a slew of efforts Rockland officials have put forward to alleviate its housing shortage:
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It takes roughly $100 to keep one shelter bed in Maine open per night with the associated administrative and support services.
Northern Maine's only homeless shelter is months away from closure
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March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It takes roughly $100 to keep one shelter bed in Maine open per night with the associated administrative and support services.
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A large federal building in Augusta and the historic U.S. Custom House in Portland are on a list published by the federal government, but it's unclear what will happen next.
The landmark Maine buildings that Donald Trump’s administration might sell
A large federal building in Augusta and the historic U.S. Custom House in Portland are on a list published by the federal government, but it's unclear what will happen next.
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March 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A large federal building in Augusta and the historic U.S. Custom House in Portland are on a list published by the federal government, but it's unclear what will happen next.
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Theres a story about me today in the Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social Thanks to @zaraleinorman.bsky.social for taking an interest and pursuing a story about what I'm passionate about!
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This metal detectorist helps Mainers uncover their home’s history
Dan Benoit has unearthed treasures ranging from the sentimental — like a toy car from an older gentleman’s boyhood — to old coins minted all over the globe.
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March 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Theres a story about me today in the Bangor Daily News @bangordailynews.bsky.social Thanks to @zaraleinorman.bsky.social for taking an interest and pursuing a story about what I'm passionate about!
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A rural mobile home park could be Maine's 3rd to be bought by residents under new law
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A rural mobile home park could be Maine's 3rd to be bought by residents
Residents have until mid-May to come up with the funds, but it’s almost certain to happen given the track record of the group that is helping them.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A rural mobile home park could be Maine's 3rd to be bought by residents under new law
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The effort to censure Rep. Laurel Libby came after she made social media posts about a transgender student at Greely High School.
Maine Democrats prepare to censure Republican for posts on transgender student
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February 25, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The effort to censure Rep. Laurel Libby came after she made social media posts about a transgender student at Greely High School.
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A champion of public access to government records, Judy Meyer was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003 and inducted into the Maine Press Association’s Hall of Fame in 2022.
Sun Journal executive editor is stepping down
A champion of public access to government records, Judy Meyer Meyer was Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003 and was inducted into the Maine Press Association’s Hall of Fame in 2022.
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February 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
A champion of public access to government records, Judy Meyer was named Maine’s Journalist of the Year in 2003 and inducted into the Maine Press Association’s Hall of Fame in 2022.
A Maine ski town being overtaken by pricey vacation homes will consider regulating short-term rentals on Wednesday. But town officials have already decided against capping them.
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The Maine ski town being overtaken by pricey vacation homes
A Maine town of just under 400 people had 17 homes on the market as of Friday valued at $1 million or more, including several built on spec.
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February 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
A Maine ski town being overtaken by pricey vacation homes will consider regulating short-term rentals on Wednesday. But town officials have already decided against capping them.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Our live blog on the fallout from Trump’s threat: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/21/p...
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President Trump said he will continue to restrict The Associated Press’ access to his events and news conferences until the outlet goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico in its reports. He acknowledged that the move was a presidential retaliation against AP's editorial policy.
Trump says AP will continue to be curtailed at White House until it changes style to Gulf of America
President Donald Trump says his administration will continue to restrict The Associated Press' access to cover presidential events until the news agency goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mex...
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February 19, 2025 at 1:51 AM
President Trump said he will continue to restrict The Associated Press’ access to his events and news conferences until the outlet goes along with his renaming of the Gulf of Mexico in its reports. He acknowledged that the move was a presidential retaliation against AP's editorial policy.
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The loan comes after the residents raised $8 million to beat out a corporate investor and buy their own mobile home park.
Bangor mobile home park residents get loan to develop 28 empty lots
The loan comes after the residents raised $8 million to beat out a corporate investor and buy their own mobile home park.
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February 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The loan comes after the residents raised $8 million to beat out a corporate investor and buy their own mobile home park.
Bangor mobile home park residents will get a $3 million loan to develop 28 of their empty lots.
The hope is this will lower lot rents and pull some public housing tenants into homeownership, freeing up units in a city squeezed for options.
Story: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/b...
The hope is this will lower lot rents and pull some public housing tenants into homeownership, freeing up units in a city squeezed for options.
Story: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/b...
Bangor mobile home park residents get loan to develop 28 empty lots
The loan comes after the residents raised $8 million to beat out a corporate investor and buy their own mobile home park.
www.bangordailynews.com
February 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Bangor mobile home park residents will get a $3 million loan to develop 28 of their empty lots.
The hope is this will lower lot rents and pull some public housing tenants into homeownership, freeing up units in a city squeezed for options.
Story: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/b...
The hope is this will lower lot rents and pull some public housing tenants into homeownership, freeing up units in a city squeezed for options.
Story: www.bangordailynews.com/2025/02/18/b...