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 28, 2014
Police release names of deceased, state police troopers in Chester shooting
The Maine Attorney General’s Office will investigate the police shooting of the knife-wielding man.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2014
Nurses at Maine’s Riverview Psychiatric Center face discipline for not reporting abuse
The nurse who blew the whistle on their alleged failure to follow the law after a pepper-spray incident says she was pressured by Riverview superintendent Jay Harper to not turn in her colleagues.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2014
Legislative committee votes to investigate Maine’s Riverview Psychiatric Center
A watchdog agency will examine policies, incident reporting and workplace culture at the state hospital, where employees have reported abuse and neglect of patients.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2014
Accountability agency likely to probe troubled Riverview Psychiatric Center
The Government Oversight Committee will meet Wednesday to decide on an in-depth investigation.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2014
At state-run Riverview, danger and dysfunction pervasive
A Telegram investigation of the Augusta facility unearths troubling evidence of a culture of abuse and a staff ill-equipped to cope with the mentally ill.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2014
‘Do-not-resuscitate’ infant case dismissed by Maine Supreme Judicial Court
The LePage administration reversed its earlier position and agreed with the baby’s mother that the decision should be hers, not the state’s.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2014
Premium costs under Affordable Care Act in Maine holding steady or dipping
The program is ‘a great thing for consumers,’ said Kevin Lewis, CEO of Maine Community Health Options.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2014
LePage administration’s reversal likely to end ‘do not resuscitate’ shaken-baby case
The state is now supporting the mother’s wishes to lift the order after initially trying to preserve it for the severely injured child.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2014
Maine to appeal for reinstatement of Riverview hospital’s certification
The state psychiatric center lost its federal certification after officials found problems that included the use of stun guns and handcuffs on patients.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2014
With ‘bucket’ donations pouring in, Maine lab expects more ALS work
Funding allocated to research would boost demand for mice from the Jackson facility and also help it study the disease.
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