The money will fund substance abuse treatment programs in Portland, Bangor, Lincoln and Waterville.
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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Portland basks in record high warmth for the day
Temperatures rise into the 60s, easily breaking the record of 55 degrees, set on March 9, 2012.
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Drug overdose deaths surge by ‘shocking’ 31 percent in Maine
The state had a record 272 fatalities in 2015, continuing a steady climb since 2011 as heroin took a heavy toll in the streets and suburbs.
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Maine medical board criticized for procedures in Falmouth psychiatrist case
Medical ethics experts say the practice of considering a complaint against a doctor without reviewing that doctor’s history undermines patient safety.
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In battle against heroin, Maine seeks new rules for prescribing opioids
The LePage administration’s bill would require doctors to use a prescription monitoring program that’s now voluntary, and limit the supply of opiates for chronic pain to 15 days.
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Falmouth psychiatrist put on probation after patient’s suicide
The mother of a patient who committed suicide by overdose says the doctor, who had lost his medical license in other states, over-prescribed drugs and got away with it.
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Scarborough nonprofit helping to fund addiction treatment
Project Grace raises $11,000 to support the police department’s program, despite the stigma that often discourages fundraising for such efforts
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Operation Hope helping addicts, but treatment depends on the charity of out-of-state programs
Scarborough police have connected 109 addicts with treatment since Oct. 1, often by finding beds in states as far away as California
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Waynflete School proposing $12 million expansion in Portland’s West End
The private school plans to invest in a new gymnasium and an expanded and renovated Lower School for elementary grade students.
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Maine reports first case of Zika virus infection, in recent traveler to tropics
The Hancock County resident did not require hospitalization and is recovering at home, the state epidemiologist says.