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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PublishedOctober 1, 2020
Maine reports 43 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 additional death
The Maine Department of Education will launch a searchable website to track COVID-19 cases by school.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2020
Maine reports 59 new cases of COVID-19, largest 1-day spike since May
The Maine CDC said it’s investigating the sharp increase in cases, which do not involve any new outbreaks.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
State tests all Sanford high school students, staff for COVID-19
Eighteen cases have been recorded at the high school and at Sanford Regional Technical Center, as outbreaks continue in York County.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2020
Maine schools reporting COVID-19 cases, including an outbreak in York County
RSU 57 has gone to remote-only learning at Massabesic Middle School, where the outbreak occurred, and at Massabesic High School.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2020
Chickenpox and pertussis cases decline, but Maine’s school vaccination rates remain low
Maine’s vaccine exemption rate for kindergarten-age children last year was 5.6 percent, the same as it was in 2018-19, when Maine had the fourth-highest opt-out rate in the nation.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2020
Maine to allow Massachusetts residents to visit without COVID-19 test or quarantine
As it lowers barriers to visitation from Massachusetts, Maine continues to grapple with rising case numbers in its southernmost county.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
York County reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, 3 new outbreaks
Maine had 42 new cases statewide, and its southernmost county continues to be a trouble spot as infections increase in the wake of several new outbreaks.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2020
CDC warns of possible exposure to COVID-19 from person who went to Portland jetport Sunday
The person intended to board a plane to Florida despite being told to quarantine, prompting the state to advise anyone who was at the jetport that afternoon to monitor for symptoms.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2020
Sanford High School reports COVID-19 outbreak, moves to all remote learning
The outbreak is the latest in Sanford after the York County Jail and Calvary Baptist Church.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2020
Search on for missing York woman who overturned canoe
The accident occurred late Saturday afternoon on Flagstaff Lake in Dead River Township, the Maine Warden Service says.
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