Lyme cases are down through the month of July compared to the same period last year, and experts suspect it’s because ticks that carry the disease are lying low.
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 inBusiness, Maine, News
Labor Day traffic heading out of Maine heavy and steady
Southbound traffic at the Maine Turnpike’s toll plaza in York averaged about 3,500 vehicles an hour during the day Monday.
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Posted inMaine, News, Politics
As Pingree seeks 6th term, challengers look for opening on the right and center
Independent Martin Grohman and Republican Mark Holbrook face an uphill battle against the incumbent Democrat but hope their appeals to centrist and conservative voters will pay off in an election to be decided by ranked-choice voting.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Sen. Collins says abortion rights discussed ‘at great length’ in her meeting with Supreme Court nominee
The Maine Republican says she remains undecided on whether she would vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, who she says agreed that the Roe v. Wade decision is ‘settled law.’
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Westbrook lawmaker accused of misconduct with students resigns his House seat
Democrat Dillon Bates has been accused of having inappropriate relationships with female students while teaching at Maine Girls’ Academy, an allegation he and his lawyer have repeatedly denied.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine DHHS denying Medicaid expansion applicants as lawsuit continues
Letters of rejection have gone out to some Mainers as implementation of the new law remains in limbo, but the LePage administration hasn’t said why the applications are being turned down.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Short-term health plans coming to Maine won’t cover pre-existing conditions, or much else
Authorities say the latest effort to undermine the Affordable Care Act will likely raise costs and generate more medical bankruptcies.
Posted inMaine
With DHHS under scrutiny in children’s deaths, agency’s chief announces his retirement
Ricker Hamilton has run the Department of Health and Human Services since May 2017, a time in which questions have been raised about its handling of child abuse cases.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Expanded opioid treatment program lauded by Reps. Pingree and Joe Kennedy
The medication-assisted treatment offered in Biddeford by MaineHealth is one of eight locations in a program that will be move into Portland next year.
Posted inMaine, News
Robots an increasing presence in Maine operating rooms
The number of robot-assisted surgeries continues to rise, sparking debate about cost and competition.