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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PublishedSeptember 4, 2019
MaineHealth gets $5.1 million grant to expand cancer patients’ access to clinical trials
Maine Medical Center’s parent says the 6-year federal research grant is for a minimum of 85 patients.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2019
High-dose opioid prescriptions fall sharply in Maine
Much of the decrease appears to have occurred since a law limiting such prescriptions began to take effect in 2017.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2019
Kicked out of Portland shelter, family pitches a tent, struggles with homelessness
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.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
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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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
‘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.”
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
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.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
Parents fear new probation office is too close to Portland school
The Department of Corrections office has moved next to Presumpscot Elementary School, but the office director says rumors about it being a sex offender counseling location are untrue.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
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.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2019
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.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2019
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.
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