Zara Norman is a reporter covering the Winslow and Oakland area for the Morning Sentinel. She graduated from Brown University in 2022, where she took classes in journalism while majoring in History and Classics. While at Brown she managed a comedy publication and interned with The Boston Globe’s Rhode Island bureau. A native to England, Zara now lives in Waterville.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2022
Nuns look to their backyard to create a legacy: The Saint Joseph’s Nature Sanctuary
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Lyon, a Roman Catholic convent in Winslow, are looking to their legacy. They have partnered with local horticulturalists to transform the nuns’ 4 acres along the Sebasticook River into a nature sanctuary, and have raised $20,000 toward their $36,000 goal.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2022
Cincinnati-based manufacturer acquires Benton company, plans facility at FirstPark in Oakland
The agreement between Meyer Tool Inc. and B&B Precise Products Inc. is expected to allow B&B to raise capital for a $3 million, 15,000-square-foot expansion of its facility on Route 100 in Benton.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
New Balance plans $65 million expansion of Skowhegan manufacturing facility
A company executive told selectmen Tuesday that the footwear company now employs 250 people in Skowhegan and the expansion would add another 200 positions.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Maine to receive $5.5 million in federal money to expand internet access statewide
Maine becomes the first state to receive the funding as part of a federal push for broadband improvements meant to give every American access to high-speed internet service.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2022
Smithfield contractor accused of defrauding customers fails to appear in court on drug charges
An arrest warrant was issued Wednesday for Zacheriah Adams, the man accused by several people of failing to perform home repair projects after collecting thousands of dollars from them.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Seven residents displaced by weekend fire at multifamily building in Winslow
No injuries were reported following the fire early Sunday in the basement at 2 Monument St., according to interim fire Chief Scott Bolduc.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Smithfield man facing drug charges is also accused by several people of defrauding them on home repair projects in central Maine
People say they paid Zacheriah Adams, most recently a Smithfield resident, thousands of dollars for home improvement projects that he never finished, and now authorities are concerned he may have fled the state.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2022
New business in Winslow brings rage room fad to central Maine
The owners, a pair of exes, opened the business in a garage after seeing similar operations on TikTok four months ago.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2022
Deputy: Oakland boy, 16, dies in Belgrade ATV crash
The boy, who was not wearing a helmet, failed to negotiate a turn from Manchester Road onto Wings Mills Road, according to the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Three hospitalized after SUV rolls over on Interstate 95 in Pittsfield
A Lincoln man who was driving the SUV on Monday suffered injuries after he was thrown from the vehicle as it rolled over, police say.
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