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This newsletter is sponsored by Coastal Enterprises Inc., Koo & Patricia Yuen, IDEXX, cPort Credit Union, MaineHousing, Maine Health Access Foundation, Hannaford, The Sam L. Cohen Foundation, and DHHS Office MaineCare Services. |
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Welcome to Maine Public News Connect Episode 178 is out today in Portuguese, Somali, French, English, and Spanish with additional newsletters in Arabic and Khmer. View all via the links below, or on Facebook, YouTube, and mainepublic.org. News Connect is also available on WhatsApp! Click to join for direct access links to weekly episodes. Visit mainepublic.org/connect to sign up for this newsletter, with options in each language, straight to your inbox. Subscribe, and help us spread the news! A big thanks to our sponsors for making this program possible. Today is Friday, November 8, and below are the week's top stories. |
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We are happy to partner with the following community media stations in Maine. News Connect will be broadcast on: Channel 3 in South Portland on Mondays at 8 PM, Tuesdays at 2 AM, Wednesdays at 8 AM, and Thursday sat 2 PM; Channel 22 in Berwick on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 6 PM. Channel 5 in Portland on Fridays at 10 PM, Mondays at 7 AM and 8 PM, Wednesdays at 2 PM, and Thursdays at 3 AM. Channel 1301 in Mt. Blue on Fridays at 5:00 PM and 11 PM EST, Saturday at Noon, and Sunday at 8 AM. |
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Trump Wins Donald Trump won a decisive victory over Kamala Harris, securing a second term in the White House after a turbulent and divisive campaign. In Maine, Trump secured a single electoral college vote from the state’s more conservative second congressional district. Maine is one of two states that splits its electoral college votes. Trump won Maine’s second district in both 2016 and 2020. Maine Election Results Maine saw high voter turnout on Tuesday, which led to long waits for final results in several key races. First district congresswoman Chellie Pingree, a Democrat, easily won re-election. She will return to Washington for a ninth term in Congress. Maine voters overwhelmingly approved a measure to limit financial contributions to political campaigns. Another ballot question to approve millions of dollars for recreational trail development also appeared headed for victory. Fake Shooter Threats On election day, several Maine high schools were targeted by so-called “swatting” incidents, according to Maine State Police. Swatting is when a hoax call is placed to police claiming to report an active shooter, even when there is no actual threat. They are designed to provoke a disruptive police response. Election officials said none of the calls disrupted voting. Hotel Moratorium The city of Portland has imposed a temporary pause on new hotel projects and expansions. The measure passed with a 6-2 vote by Portland city councilors Monday night. City councilors said the pause will give them time to review inclusionary zoning rules passed in 2019, which require that developers provide one unit of income-restricted rental housing for every 28 hotel rooms that are built in Portland, or pay fees. But hotel developers have not built any affordable units in the last five years since the inclusionary zoning rules were passed, said Portland Councilor Kate Sykes. The temporary moratorium will not apply to projects that have already submitted applications to the city's planning board. Maine Public is looking for your feedback. To fill out our short survey, visit mainepublic.com/newsconnect. |
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Thanks for tuning in. You can watch for free in all our languages on Facebook, YouTube, and mainepublic.org – and on community access television across the state. If you enjoy the program, feel free to like, comment, and share. Sign up for direct links to the videos in your preferred language through our Newsletter and WhatsApp groups. New episodes and newsletters are available every Friday. We want to hear from you! Please reach out with any thoughts or story ideas. See you next time. |
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The translator-presenter team includes Paola, Victoire, and Tamara. The reporting for News Connect is compliled by Ari Snider via Report for America, and edited by Mark Simpson and the Maine Public News Department. The newscast videos are produced by Brian Bechard, with Rebecca Conley, and overseen by Cory Morrissey. News Connect was created by as part of the Connecting Communities initiative. |
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