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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PublishedDecember 20, 2022
LifeFlight adds new helicopter, completes 5-year, $20 million campaign to update fleet
The service’s three helicopters feature more power, speed, a larger workspace and advanced aviation electronics.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2022
Flu cases, hospitalizations surpass prepandemic levels
Even if clinicians and public health experts had expected to see a surge in cases this season, flu and other respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19, are still flooding emergency departments, urgent cares and primary care physicians’ offices with sick patients.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Health care networks, universities to receive $2.3 million in funding to expand rural education opportunities
Collaborative groups of health care networks, the University of Maine System and St. Joseph’s College will receive a combined total of nearly $2.3 million to expand medical training in communities like Farmington, Norway, Bridgton and Blue Hill.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2022
Tell us how you beat the winter blues
Bitter cold. Short days. After-holiday blahs. Maine’s winter months can be harsh. We want to hear from you how you tackle the winter blues and your favorite wintertime activities for an upcoming story in the Sun Journal on how to weather Maine winters. Nothing is too small or simple, too big or outlandish to share. […]
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PublishedDecember 12, 2022
Advocacy groups rebuke calls to expand Maine’s progressive treatment program
More mental health advocacy groups are speaking out against Maine’s so-called progressive treatment program following the Thanksgiving Day murder of Gabriel Damour in Poland.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2022
Butterfield case highlights disagreements between advocates on treatment for people with serious mental illnesses
Families of loved ones with serious mental illnesses say the state’s disability advocacy organization has stood in the way of expanding services.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2022
Great Falls Forum: The arson-sniffing K-9 that assists fire investigators
Deacon, the eight-year-old yellow lab, is trained to sniff out ignitable liquids at fire scenes and alert state fire investigators.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2022
Livermore’s Washburn-Norlands Living History Center needs $3 million by March to stay alive
Closing the Norlands is the absolute last option, the trustee president said, but not reaching $3 million by spring may mean the historic home of the Washburn family will need new stewards.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2022
Maine’s emergency medical services at ‘breaking point,’ commission says in final report
The most pressing concern the state’s 272 service providers are facing is inadequate funding, driven largely by ‘antiquated and woefully inadequate’ Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements coupled with the high — and increasing — cost of providing services.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2022
How homeless people are counted in Maine
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has provided data since 2007, based on estimates from service providers who seek to count people in homeless shelter, people in communities without shelter and more considerations.
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