As Maine experiences a surge in homeless students, Ashley Livingston and her family struggle to find housing and get ready for the new school year.
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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Maine plans state-based marketplace for Affordable Care Act insurance
The state would conduct its own marketing, outreach and assistance to help people sign up for health insurance.
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‘Old Portland’ losing another fixture as owner says it’s closing time for Brian Boru
The Irish pub’s owner says it will shut its doors at 1 a.m. Monday, ending a 26-year run in which it ‘became built into the fabric of this city.”
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage, Moody and Poliquin gather at Republican forum to boost Trump, bash Mills
A media event in Gorham highlights the president’s tax cuts and criticizes Maine’s Democratic Gov. Janet Mills.
Posted inMaine, News
Medicaid expansion improving access to treatment for opioid use
About 10% of the 35,000 Mainers who have gotten health care coverage since the state expanded Medicaid are receiving treatment for opioid use.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Democratic candidate Gideon attacks Sen. Collins over tax vote, ACA
The Maine House speaker, who is bidding to challenge the Republican for her U.S. Senate seat, says Collins’ vote strengthened a lawsuit that would repeal the Affordable Care Act.
Posted inMaine, News
Northern Light Health launches statewide Alzheimer’s study
The hospital system is asking patients from all over Maine to participate in decadeslong research of the aging brain.
Posted inMaine, News
As use of opioid antidote increases, drug overdose deaths decline
Naloxone doses are now widely available in Maine pharmacies, although a new federal database shows significant variations in sales by county.
Posted inMaine, News
Funding for Alzheimer’s research still falls short, Portland conference told
Research efforts have failed to unlock a cure and much more work is needed, the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America says at a gathering in Portland where Sen. Susan Collins gave the keynote speech.
Posted inMaine, News
Emergency hospital admissions for drug overdoses have declined in Maine since 2017
The trend mirrors a statewide decrease in overdose deaths, with improved access to Suboxone and naloxone.