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.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2020
Voter-approved money that LePage blocked is finally going to new housing for seniors
The $14.5 million approved by Maine voters in 2015 is combined with other funding and awarded to seven projects that will provide 212 units of affordable housing for Mainers 55 and older.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Tick-borne illnesses Lyme and anaplasmosis increased in Maine in 2019
Since 2012, the state has had a more-than tenfold increase in cases of anaplasmosis, which has more severe symptoms than Lyme disease.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2019
Maine will consider bill to cap insulin costs for diabetes patients
Many families are shelling out several thousand dollars per year, even though they have health care coverage.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2019
New Medicaid patients strain Maine’s mental health services
The number of adults getting treatment has nearly doubled since the state expanded the health care program, and wait times are swelling.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2019
ACA signups down, but Maine’s uninsured rate should fall with Medicaid expansion
From Nov. 1 through Dec. 17, a total of 62,213 Mainers signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act – down about 13% from a year ago.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Harry Sky, prominent rabbi and civil rights leader in Maine, dies at 95
Sky, described by a former governor as ‘the conscience of the community,’ played a prominent role for decades in Portland’s religious and civic life.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2019
Sen. Collins’ bill devoting $100 million to fight Lyme disease included in budget
If President Trump signs the appropriations bill, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will award $20 million a year for five years through grants to state health departments to support research and prevention efforts.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Floating restaurant in Kennebunk torn from shore in weekend storm
The outgoing tide, bolstered by heavy rain, dragged the Spirit of Massachusetts onto the banks of the Kennebunk River.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2019
Maine Med’s new $8 million helipad saves time – and likely lives
It offers two landing spots and quicker access for critically ill patients to the Portland hospital’s emergency department.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2019
Pertussis outbreak reported at Freeport High School
Three cases of the highly contagious respiratory disease have been reported at the school in the last two weeks, and Maine has recorded 337 cases statewide through October.
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