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Salomé Cloteaux

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French reporter in Maine | Covering Scarborough and Westbrook for the Portland Press Herald | Contact me: scloteaux@metln.org

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WIRED @wired.com · 10h
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Checkpoints are suffocating Palestinian life in the occupied West Bank. Over 18 months, WIRED and our reporting partners investigated the full scope of the system that has carved the West Bank up. www.wired.com/story/how-is...
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How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
Lost time. Lost jobs. Lost friends. Lost family. Lost lives. Our joint investigation reveals the system that has divided the West Bank and measures what it cost people to move through it.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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William Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In 2024 the former CEO of a defense contractor made a stunning confession to two FBI agents. He alleged that was the ringleader of a massive pay-to-play operation, bribing senators with campaign contributions in exchange for govt contracts. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...
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The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/09/2026
“A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system,” Nikole Hannah-Jones writes. “Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.”
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In Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?
A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice.
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NACDL @nacdl.org · 14/09/2026
Data retention limits reduce abuse, Thaxter says, but they are "just Band-Aids." The surveillance network still exists. sunjournal Read the full Sun Journal report co-authored by @salomecloteaux.com 👇
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Not just Flock: AI-powered surveillance is becoming more common in Maine
Law enforcement agencies and private entities are increasingly deploying new surveillance technologies across the state, sometimes without the knowledge of the communities they're monitoring.
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Dylan Tusinski @dylantus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
On the highway. At the grocery store. By school. AI-powered surveillance technology is creeping into Maine. And it’s not just Flock cameras. Read my deep dive w/ @salomecloteaux.com for the @pressherald.com www.pressherald.com/2026/09/13/n...
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Not just Flock: AI-powered surveillance is becoming more common in Maine
Law enforcement agencies and private entities are increasingly deploying new surveillance technologies across the state, sometimes without the knowledge of the communities they're monitoring.
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Dylan Tusinski @dylantus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“I believed in the United States,” Manywa said. “I considered it a country that respects human rights.” But now, he sits and worries that his children will always remember him in handcuffs. “It is not the country I thought it was,” he said. Devastating story by @salomecloteaux.com
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 25/08/2026
ICE arrested a Maine man twice in 2 years. His 6-year-old daughter now has nightmares about agents coming for the rest of their family too. “(We) were being separated into different jails like the one where Daddy is,” she said. www.pressherald.com?p=7709666&uu...
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Scarborough family devastated after ICE detains father for the 2nd time
Jonas Manywa doesn't know if he'll be coming home — or deported to a potentially unsafe country.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 25/08/2026
Six-year-old Ivana has back-to-school jitters. Even though she loves math, she’s nervous about learning how to add and subtract digits in the thousands in second grade. And she keeps having nightmares about immigration agents coming to arrest her. Gift link: www.pressherald.com?p=7709666&uu...
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Scarborough family devastated after ICE detains father for the 2nd time
Jonas Manywa doesn't know if he'll be coming home — or deported to a potentially unsafe country.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 09/08/2026
“The new administration thinks, We’re going to just deport everybody and get everybody out of here. But there’s not an understanding of how our communities have been here for so many generations, that we are the American community already.”
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Indiana, ICE, and the destruction of immigrant families
At the “Crossroads of America,” Trump's detention policies have found one of their strongest allies.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 30/07/2026
The eyes of the country are on Scarborough — home to Maine's only ICE processing facility — residents warned town councilors Wednesday night. After an ICE agent killed Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, Mainers turned their anger toward Scarborough's ICE facility. www.pressherald.com/2026/07/29/a...
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After Biddeford shooting, Mainers turn anger toward ICE facility in Scarborough
The Town Council passed a proclamation calling on Maine's congressional delegation to evaluate the necessity of having the ICE facility in town.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 26/07/2026
Despite protests and pleas, Biddeford waits on ICE to investigate itself after shooting
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Despite protests and pleas, Biddeford waits on ICE to investigate itself after shooting
The sense that an opaque federal agency can kill with impunity has gripped residents and local officials now debating whether they're doing enough to prevent another tragedy — or if they can do anything at all.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 09/07/2026
A U.S. district court judge has reversed his earlier orders in a case against a Westbrook man after it was revealed that police had been watching him for years through his neighbor’s security camera: www.pressherald.com/2026/07/06/j...
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 24/06/2026
Highly recommend getting a job that pays you to bike @pressherald.com : www.pressherald.com?p=7671679&uu...
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Inside Maine’s epic bike ride, Trek Across Maine
Reporter Salomé Cloteaux took part in a portion of the 3-day bike ride and tells the stories of some of the 600 cyclists who raised over $700,000 for the American Lung Association.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 16/06/2026
Eight cameras have been removed from Idexx Laboratories properties in Westbrook and Scarborough after the Press Herald reported that they appeared to be AI-enabled models capable of reading license plates, which private entities are prohibited from using in Maine: www.pressherald.com/2026/06/15/i...
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Idexx removes suspected plate-reading cameras from properties in Westbrook, Scarborough
Maine is one of 3 states that prohibits private entities from using these kinds of cameras, which can capture and analyze images of license plates and share that data with other entities.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 09/06/2026
Idexx Laboratories appears to have two cameras equipped with automatic license plate readers on its properties in Scarborough and Westbrook — a violation of state law if they’re in use. My latest for @pressherald.com: www.pressherald.com/2026/06/09/i...
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Idexx appears to have plate-reading cameras monitoring Maine properties
Private entities are prohibited from using automatic license plate reading technology in Maine.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 19/05/2026
For over 3 years, a police officer watched a Westbrook man's home through a neighbor's security camera installed to surveil him without a warrant. In 2024, the camera — undisclosed until this month — was used to incriminate him in connection with a shooting: www.pressherald.com/2026/05/18/p...
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Police arrest man after watching him through neighbor’s camera for 3 years
Willie Banks’ attorney argues the undisclosed warrantless surveillance violates the 4th Amendment.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 12/05/2026
Maine man accused of murder in 1987 cold case pleads not guilty
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Maine man accused of murder in 1987 cold case pleads not guilty
Stephen Bouchard, now 63 and living in Winslow, was arrested Friday and charged with killing Alice Hawkes, who was found dead in the Westbrook apartment they shared in 1987.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 11/05/2026
Maine wants to standardize and encourage the construction of ADUs. Many view ADUs as a solution to the state’s housing crisis, a gentler increase in density marketed with a cheaper price tag. But cities and towns are seeing mixed results. For the @pressherald.com: www.pressherald.com/2026/05/07/t...
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The state wants ADUs. Cities and towns are seeing mixed results.
Maine's many municipalities are taking different approaches to accessory dwelling units.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 30/04/2026
“There’s only so many times that you can bet against the odds of safety,” Westbrook Fire Capt. Joe Carroll said. Firefighters worry the department's minimum daily staffing is unsafe as it hasn't changed since 2001, while the number of calls have nearly doubled. www.pressherald.com/2026/04/29/w...
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Westbrook firefighters concerned staffing levels are unsafe
The department’s minimum daily staffing has been 9 firefighters on duty at a given time since 2001. The number of calls have nearly doubled in that time.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 13/04/2026
Iranian activist Parivash Rohani learned from the radio that 10 of her friends were dead. The 10 women had been given a choice by the Iranian government: Recant their Baha'i faith or die. “I could have very well been the 11th person,” Rohani said. My latest: www.pressherald.com/2026/04/11/d...
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Decades after fleeing persecution, Iranian activist continues call for unity
Parivash Rohani, of Portland, is an artist and activist advocating for the Baha’i community and the rights of women in Iran.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 19/03/2026
Accusations of elder abuse, harassment, theft and staging a hostile takeover... The Westbrook Historical Society and the Westbrook Bucket Brigade — who share a similar mission and, until recently, a space in the Westbrook Community Center — are now threatening each other with legal action.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 12/03/2026
Years later, Scarborough continues to grapple with short-term rentals
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Years later, Scarborough continues to grapple with short-term rentals
The town is discussing creating a registration and inspection process for short-term rentals.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 09/03/2026
Highly recommend getting a job that pays you to eat croissants
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 26/02/2026
I'm a Press Herald reporter looking to connect with the communities I cover! The @pressherald.com is looking for new ways to engage with readers online, so I will be posting stories and listening to what you'd like to see covered here and on Nextdoor. Follow me here: nextdoor.com/profile/01xh...
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 30/01/2026
Maine volunteers form human wall to protect immigrant workers * Free to access
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Maine volunteers form human wall to protect immigrant workers
Immigrant workers at American Roots in Westbrook remain fearful of federal immigration enforcement, despite reports that ICE has scaled down its operations in Maine.
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 29/01/2026
Some US citizens in Maine are carrying passports, fearing ICE detention * Free to access
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Some US citizens in Maine are carrying passports, fearing ICE detention
Some Mainers of color say they're afraid to leave their homes and worry about their children. One man says he was racially profiled.
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The Media and Democracy Project @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Great example of the power and value of #LocalJournalism #Maine h/t @salomecloteaux.com at @pressherald.com
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 29/01/2026
My latest with Dylan:
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Portland Press Herald @pressherald.com · 10/12/2025
Westbrook furniture store shutters after more than 50 years
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Westbrook furniture store shutters after more than 50 years
Hub Furniture will continue operating out of its flagship store in Portland.
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 18/11/2025
Today was my first day as a community reporter for the @pressherald.com! So excited to be working with the wonderful reporters and editors at the Maine Trust for Local News. Reach out with story ideas/tips (or recommendations for things to do in Portland) at scloteaux@metln.org
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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 19/08/2025
"Corporations and politicians who discriminate against journalists who are lawful residents of the United States, presumably to score cheap political points, should be ashamed of themselves," @seth-stern.bsky.social told @pennlive.com.
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Journalists planning to cover McCormick, Perry event in Pa. must prove their U.S. citizenship
One media attorney finds it problematic that members of the media who are not U.S. citizens are barred from covering an event at BAE Systems in York County on Tuesday featuring Sen. Dave McCormick, Re...
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Salomé Cloteaux @salomecloteaux.com · 31/12/2024
While I was skiing in France today I saw a random sign in the middle of a slope that just said “Indianapolis.” There is Indiana everywhere for those with the eyes to see.
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