AUGUSTA — The director of Maine’s Center for Disease Control is moving to a new position. Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew announced Sheila Pinette will become Chief Health Officer for DHHS while Ken Albert will take over as director of CDC. “The Maine Centers for Disease Control is headed in an […]
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Sun Journal wins NENPA awards
BOSTON — The Sun Journal accepted four first-place honors and four additional top awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association for writing and illustration Saturday, signifying the best writing among all newspapers in New England. Staff Writer Lindsay Tice accepted the awards for the newspaper, including a first-place award for government reporting for […]
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State pays $250K to settle CDC whistle-blower suit, admits no wrongdoing
The state will pay $250,000 to settle claims that Maine Center for Disease Control officials harassed and discriminated against a CDC division director who refused to shred public documents. The settlement was filed Tuesday and released by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, in response to a Freedom of […]
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Committee seeks fixes after CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee took two more steps to deal with issues related to document-shredding at the Maine Center for Disease Control. The committee voted unanimously Friday to try to clarify and strengthen rules surrounding grant funds, such as those at the heart of the document-shredding probe. Members plan to introduce a […]
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Public hearing on ethics bill after CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee will hold a public hearing early next month on a bill to address ethics violations among state employees in the wake of document destruction at the Maine Center for Disease Control. The Government Oversight Committee voted in November to submit the legislation. That came nearly a year after a state […]
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Franklin Memorial Hospital limits visits to maternal and child unit due to flu
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is limiting visits by children during the flu season. For the safety of the babies on the Franklin Memorial Hospital Maternal and Child Health Unit, no children under the age of 12 are allowed in the unit this flu season, unless they are healthy siblings. All other visitors must also […]
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CDC settles whistle-blower lawsuit
The former division director who said her bosses at the Maine Center for Disease Control ordered her to shred public documents and harassed and retaliated against her when she refused has settled her lawsuit. Lawyer Cynthia Dill said Tuesday that her clients — former director of the Division of Local Public Health Sharon Leahy-Lind and […]
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Sullivan appointed to CMMC staff
NAPLES — Jennifer Sullivan, a family nurse practitioner, has been appointed to the Central Maine Medical Group associate professional staff. She is working in partnership with Maureen Harpell, F.N.P., at Naples Family Practice in Naples. Sullivan’s experience includes four years in the emergency department at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She is certified in trauma, […]
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Settlement talk planned in CDC whistle-blower lawsuit
The two sides in a federal whistle-blower lawsuit against the Maine Center for Disease Control will talk settlement next week. Such settlement conferences are routine in civil lawsuits. The two sides are expected to tell a judge what they want, or would be willing to give, in order to avoid a trial. Their proposals, filed […]
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Clients still complain about HIV/AIDS help from CDC
LEWISTON — Months after complaining about the way the state helps people with HIV or AIDS, clients say there’s been little change and they’ve given up trying to get help. However, the state says clients appear to have adapted to the changes it made, and more people are starting to seek help. In July, the […]