Dr. Puthiery Va, currently leading public health for the Navajo Nation in Arizona, will take over as Maine’s top public health official on Aug. 28.
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.
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New law will put more dollars into pockets of older, low-income Mainers
About 19,000 Maine residents over 65, many of them low-income women living alone, will be made eligible for the program under the new law.
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As smoke shrouds Maine skies, scientist foresees more on the horizon
‘What we are seeing are climate change impacts in the here and now,’ says Gail Carlson, a Colby College professor.
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Canadian wildfire smoke likely to arrive in Maine on Tuesday
The air will be considered ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’ in many areas of Maine, including Cumberland and York counties.
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Maine hospital operator settles contract dispute with Anthem
Covenant Health, which operates hospitals in Lewiston and Bangor, signs a 2-year deal with the insurance company, preserving in-network care for patients.
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Promising research at UMaine may help curtail browntail moths
Scientists are studying how to disrupt the moth’s mating patterns by using a synthetically made product to confuse male moths and drastically reduce their ability to reproduce.
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Families, business owners weigh implications of paid family leave, now likely to become Maine law
Patty Kidder said her family went bankrupt in the 1990s, and that it wouldn’t have happened if they had had access to paid leave. Other Mainers have different reactions.
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How will Maine’s paid family leave affect me and my employer?
Gov. Janet Mills has said she will sign the law, which would be fully implemented by 2026.
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Maine Legislature takes first step toward adopting paid family leave program
Senators voted 22-12 to create a new program to provide paid leave to workers who need time off to care for a newborn or sick family member.
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Maine’s childhood vaccination rate goes from one of nation’s lowest to one of the highest
Only medical exemptions to school-required vaccinations are permitted under the law that eliminated religious and philosophical opt-outs 2 years ago.