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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PublishedMay 23, 2024
Business group objects to proposed rules for new paid family leave law
The Maine State Chamber of Commerce says employers who want to eventually opt out of the program by offering their own paid leave benefit still would have to pay into the fund for 16 months.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Maine supreme court upholds manslaughter sentence for woman who abandoned baby at birth
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court upheld the 6-year sentence given to Lee Ann Daigle, who left her infant daughter in a gravel pit after giving birth in 1985.
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PublishedMay 16, 2024
Maine high court denies mother’s appeal of murder conviction in death of 3-year-old son
Jessica Trefethen was sentenced to 47 years in prison for the death of her son, Maddox Williams, in 2022.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Moody’s upgrades Maine’s credit rating to second-highest
The credit rating agency cites the state’s ‘sustained financial improvements including a large increase in reserves and solid pension contributions practices.’
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
USPS says changes at Hampden mail facility are on hold – for now
The Postal Service had proposed converting the Hampden facility into a local processing center, which Maine’s delegation strongly opposed.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Portland pedestrian hit by vehicle on Tuesday night
The 62-year-old man was walking on Riverside Street in Portland when he was hit by a vehicle. He is being treated at Maine Med with life-threatening injuries.
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PublishedMay 15, 2024
Maine records one of nation’s biggest declines in overdose deaths
Maine, which reported a 16% drop, is one of four states that saw at least a 15% decline in fatal drug overdoses in 2023.
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
Kennebunk firefighters simulate rain to calm honeybees after turnpike crash
Nobody was seriously injured when a passenger vehicle rear-ended a tractor-trailer hauling the bees on Tuesday.
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PublishedMay 14, 2024
University of Southern Maine announces layoffs to take effect Friday
The UMaine System school says it is ending the Russell Scholars program and eliminating several management positions, but would not say how many employees would be laid off.
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PublishedMay 13, 2024
Kittery man arrested in connection with Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol
Lincoln Deming, 44, of Kittery, was arrested on Saturday on felony charges for breaching the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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