Maine’s rainy, cool weather in May and June has caused some localized collapses in the population of the pests.
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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Dental bill fails, but advocates will try again in 2020
The bill would create an adult Medicaid benefit for dental care in Maine.
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Thunderstorms knock out power to over 2,700 CMP customers
Most of the outages were reported in Cumberland County, with 2,592 without electricity late Saturday night.
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Freeport motorcyclist dies in collision with SUV in Waterboro
The Saturday crash that killed Kimberly Sawyer, 53, is being reconstructed.
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Standish man seriously injured in early morning crash
Brent Butterfield, 36, was taken by medical helicopter to Maine Medical Center, police say.
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New director of Maine CDC outlines priorities, starting with hiring
Dr. Nirav Shah says ‘job No. 1’ is to fully staff the agency, which had more than 100 unfilled positions under the LePage administration and currently has 55 vacancies.
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Maine baby survives 2 life-threatening birth defects
A pediatric surgeon at Maine Med performed two surgeries for rare conditions in the first 10 months of the girl’s life.
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Maine health care system responds to influx of asylum seekers
The Maine CDC has public health nurses working with newly arrived asylum seekers at the Portland Expo, and a clinic will offer primary care as needed.
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Meningitis case reported in Wiscasset, Maine CDC says
The student poses a low risk to others, since the disease is not as contagious as the common cold and flu.
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Two families donate $10.5 million to Maine Med in midst of hospital’s expansion
The donations from the Coulombes and Beans support Maine Medical Center’s ongoing $534 million project.