Emily Bader

Sun Journal

Emily joined the Sun Journal in April 2021 on the health beat. She previously reported for the Lakes Region Weekly, covering nine towns in Cumberland County. She enjoys taste testing chai lattes at local cafes, attempting to beat her personal best on the NYT’s mini crossword puzzle and watching thunderstorms. She’s on the fence about the Oxford comma. Emily grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Wellesley College in 2018. She’s lived in lots of places for little bits of time but now calls Portland home. She welcomes coffee shop recommendations, cookie recipes and news tips in her inbox.

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Published
May 14, 2021

Mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic wraps up first stop in Lewiston

Hospitalizations at nearby Central Maine Medical Center remain high.
Published
May 13, 2021

Central and Western Maine struggling to reach statewide milestones in fight against COVID-19

High hospitalization numbers continue as region struggles to catch up with the rest of the state in vaccinations.
Published
May 12, 2021

‘Race’ against COVID-19 variants is on as vaccine eligibility expands

Vaccines are ‘our ticket back to normal,’ Maine CDC Director Dr. Nirav Shah said Wednesday, the same day that the Auburn Mall vaccination clinic began offering the Pfizer vaccine to 12-to-15-year-olds.
Published
May 9, 2021

‘I’ve never lived through anything like this in my life’: 5 area nurses reflect on being a nurse during the pandemic

For the second year in a row, National Nurses Week has taken on a renewed meaning as the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored the role that nurses play in patients’ lives at their most vulnerable moments.
Published
May 6, 2021

Walk-in appointments, new mobile vaccination clinic coming to Lewiston-Auburn

The mass vaccination clinic at the Auburn Mall will begin accepting walk-in visits and a new mobile vaccination clinic in Lewiston is launching Friday.
Published
May 5, 2021

New Gloucester Selectboard tables anti-mask resolution

Vice Chairperson Linda Chase introduced the resolution at Monday night’s meeting, which was taken nearly word-for-word from a resolution introduced by Androscoggin County Commissioner Isaiah Lary in February.
Published
May 5, 2021

New Gloucester hires town manager to start May 10

The Selectboard hired former Gardiner City Manager Christine M. Landes, who will start her three-year contract May 10 on a base salary of $92,500.
Published
May 2, 2021

Hospitalizations at Central Maine Medical Center remain high as new cases trend down

The Lewiston hospital saw record numbers of inpatients with COVID-19 and in critical care in April.
Published
April 29, 2021

In Androscoggin County, vaccinations ‘are the way out of this’

There have been 90 new cases per 10,000 residents in Androscoggin County over the past 14 days, said Dr. Nirav Shah Thursday. That’s a stark difference from the state, which is only 38 per 10,000 people.
Published
April 28, 2021

Lewiston-Auburn leads the entire country in daily average of new COVID-19 cases

The Lewiston-Auburn metropolitan ranks third in the country for the highest daily average of new COVID-19 cases over the last two weeks, according to data published by The New York Times.

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