The program, which its founder calls the Church of Safe Injection, is violating a state law that prohibits people from distributing hypodermic needles, police say.
Joe Lawlor
Staff Writer
Joe Lawlor writes about health and human services for the Press Herald. A 24-year newspaper veteran, Lawlor has worked in Ohio, Michigan and Virginia before relocating to Maine in 2013 to join the Press Herald. He is still considered “from away” but since then, he has learned what a “dooryard” is, eaten “whoopie pies” drank Moxie and boiled some “lobstahs.” The stories he enjoys most are when he learns something and meeting inspiring people.
He lives in South Portland - aka “SoPo” - with his wife, Melanie, and two school-age children.
Posted inLocal & State
Lobster boat sinks off Down East coast
Those aboard made it safely onto another fishing vessel 11 miles off Jonesport, and there were no injuries, the Coast Guard says.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
L.L. Bean’s Gorman family donates $4 million for new lobby in Maine Med expansion
The lobby will be named after former Bean president Leon Gorman, and the donation toward a modern medical services facility is a gift ‘to the people of Maine,’ his widow says.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
New whooping cough cases jumped in October, to highest monthly total of 2018
York County continues to be a hot spot for the infectious disease, and low vaccination rates are thought to be a factor.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Mills administration to consider keeping Maine-based emergency preparedness system
A spokesman for the incoming governor says the $700,000 contract to send the work to a North Carolina company will be reviewed.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Head of emergency system for Maine health facilities aims to stop outsourcing
Paul Weiss says the state’s unexplained move to hire a North Carolina company could put Mainers at risk because there’s no transition plan.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Reported cases of Lyme disease show dramatic drop in Maine
Three hot, dry summers in a row may have had a cumulative effect on the mobility of deer ticks, say researchers.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Mills says she’ll implement Medicaid expansion as soon as she’s governor
The governor-elect appeared at a court hearing Wednesday in a lawsuit that expansion advocates brought against Gov. LePage.
Posted inElection 2018, Local & State, Politics
Election results show Pingree headed for 6th term in Congress
Maine’s 1st District representative had nearly 60 percent of the vote early Wednesday morning.
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Windstorm knocks out power to more than 67,000 across Maine
Central Maine Power reported 34,593 customers without electricity Saturday night, while 33,002 Emera Maine customers were in the dark.