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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.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Sen. Angus King proposes fee on prescription opioids to fund treatment programs
Maine’s independent senator is co-sponsoring a bill that would pay for programs to fight the opioid epidemic by adding a 1-cent fee on each milligram of active opioid ingredients in prescription painkillers.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Veteran charged in Shapleigh standoff ordered held without bail
Robert W. Ferrera III, a former Army Ranger who served in Afghanistan, is accused of endangering his father with a gun and firing 18 rounds from a semiautomatic weapon.
Posted inBusiness, Health, News
Maine insurers request double-digit increases for government health plans
The proposed rate hikes range from 14 percent to 22 percent, but most patients will see little or no increase in their 2017 premiums because of federal subsidies.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Mainers call for more data to help prevent medical errors
Kathy Day of Bangor, who lost her father to a hospital-acquired infection, and health care experts say more must be done.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Brunswick agency that aided mentally ill Mainers set to file for bankruptcy
Former employees of Merrymeeting Behavioral Health Services say they still haven’t been paid for work they did before the agency closed abruptly on April 1.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Novel program draws out-of-state students, fuels jump in UMaine admissions
Enrollment is up 22 percent under the ‘flagship match’ offer, and it’s also increasing at USM and other campuses in the state university system.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Suicide rate climbing among middle-aged Mainers
The state number per 100,000 in the 45-64 age group is up 37% since 1999, and some wonder if heavier use of opioids is a factor.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, Maine Cannabis Report, News
In the midst of the opioid epidemic, patients ditching pharmaceuticals for medical marijuana
While there’s little research on whether cannabis effectively relieves pain, many in Maine embrace the drug and advocates say it’s a legitimate part of the solution.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Five Mainers who have turned to medical marijuana for pain relief
In an effort to avoid using opiates, some people are using marijuana to control their chronic pain.