Sawyer Loftus
@sawyerloftus18
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Reporter @bangordailynews; ProPublica Local Reporting Network | Formerly: @vermontcynic. @vtdigger. @vprnet. @bfp_news. Opinions are my own. (he/him).
Joined August 2018
Check out my first story with @propublica as part of their Local Reporting Network.
Public housing delivered Linda Gallagher-Garcia from homelessness in Maine. But being evicted from public housing pitched her right back into it. https://t.co/yJX3y20nSQ
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Maine Public Housing Tenants Face Eviction at High Rates. A New Program to Keep Renters Housed Excludes Them. https://t.co/Xit8dTGYrC by LRN partner @sawyerloftus18 @bangordailynews
propublica.org
For those who are evicted from public housing in Maine, experts say the consequence “is almost certainly homelessness.”
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I have some very, very good news: The Onion is bringing back its monthly print newspaper, starting today. We'll ship it to your door for $5 a month if you sign up today. It is made of the stuff of madness. We couldn’t be any more excited about it. https://t.co/mvkqW88l4I
nytimes.com
The satirical site is hoping a newspaper with fake stories and fake ads will lead to real money.
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Every Aug. 16 I like to revisit a piece I wrote for the @bfp_news about a quirky Vermont holiday
burlingtonfreepress.com
Find out the history behind Vermont's annual state holiday, the Bennington Battle day.
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We are so excited to work with you, @sawyerloftus18 and @bangordailynews! ProPublica selects BDN reporter for national journalism initiative
bangordailynews.com
Sawyer Loftus will spend a year working on a reporting project that will be co-published by the Bangor Daily News and ProPublica.
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BREAKING: Former President Donald Trump has been found guilty of falsifying business records in hush money trial. The 34-count verdict is still being read.
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The amazing @calliecferguson does it again with this piece.
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In his 1st interview, friend who warned officials of Maine shooter says 'I literally spelled it out'
apnews.com
For 17 years, Sean Hodgson was best friends with the man who would commit Maine's deadliest mass shooting. Hodgson and Robert Card were both Army reservists. Hodgson watched Card unravel, becoming...
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This is Mike Hein, who is wearing @bangordailynews gear and talking to protesters in the State House. He does not work for the BDN. #mepolitics
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NEW: Maine mass shooter Robert R. Card II willing went to a psychiatric hospital in the months before the shooting.
BREAKING: New York police: Maine mass shooter willingly went to psychiatric hospital before shooting https://t.co/RB62BOgfAP
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Deep dive from me and @ErinRhoda about how gaps in laws let Robert R. Card II keep his guns and carry out the deadliest mass shooting in Maine's history.
Before Robert R. Card II killed 18 people in Lewiston, the U.S. Army forbade him from having weapons, handling ammunition, or participating in shooting drills. But the military was not required to invoke state laws that exist to protect the public.
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Today is the big day! Come listen to me blab about how to access Maine court records online.
TODAY 👉 👉🏽 👉🏿 Online Access to Maine Court Documents; Register Now for New FOI Lesson with @sawyerloftus18 (@bangordailynews) https://t.co/spNeQPNMLc
#opengov #journalism
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In the days since questions have swirled about the shooter’s motivations, who he was, how police found him and why, despite clear warning signs, he remained armed.
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BREAKING: Janet Mills will launch investigation into police contacts with Lewiston shooter https://t.co/CTRUAwvc7Z
#mepolitics
bangordailynews.com
It's the first recognition from a top Maine official of the many warning signs that have been brought to light about the shooter.
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NEW: A soldier who served with Maine mass shooter Robert R. Card II in the Army Reserve begged his superiors to stop Card before he was going to “snap and commit a mass shooting,” text messages released by police show. @bangordailynews
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Maine shooter believed businesses he targeted were ‘broadcasting’ he was a pedophile https://t.co/8pK99HU1oF
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Army prohibited Robert Card from handling guns months before Lewiston mass shooting https://t.co/D6TlIFFmf9
bangordailynews.com
When Card was returned to Maine on Aug. 3, the Army ruled that Card should “not have a weapon, handle ammunition or participate in live-fire activity."
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Scoop from me and @sawyerloftus18: A longtime sheriff’s deputy blasted Maine State Police for “radio silence” during hunt for mass shooter.
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Breaking: There were 2 clear warnings to police since May that the alleged Maine shooter was armed and increasingly paranoid. https://t.co/lgPPSgsyAF
#mepolitics via @sawyerloftus18
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Our scoop on the death of Robert R. Card II.
Robert R. Card II was found dead Friday after a three-day manhunt, U.S. Sen. Angus King told the Bangor Daily News. https://t.co/kFaRenEfWE
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