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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PublishedJune 26, 2021
‘No one had any idea how bad this could be’: Local health care workers’ reflections on COVID-19
The Sun Journal spoke to six health care workers from Central Maine Medical Center and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center about the impacts that the 15-month-old pandemic has had on them.
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PublishedJune 24, 2021
Of Maine’s 38 hospitals, staff at CMMC, St. Mary’s have the lowest vaccination rates in the state
Lewiston hospital officials acknowledge there is more work to be done, but warned the numbers do not represent the full picture.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Oxford County reports no new cases of COVID-19 for first time in more than 5 months
Meanwhile, Franklin County was among just four counties that saw an increase in the seven-day rolling average of new COVID-19 cases per capita over the past week.
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PublishedJune 8, 2021
Browntail moth caterpillars already a big nuisance in Androscoggin County
Not only are the number of caterpillars increasing, but researchers are finding populations in central and western Maine for the first time since the caterpillars were identified in the state over 100 years ago.
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PublishedJune 6, 2021
Shortage of psychiatrists in Maine causing a ‘crisis’
PORTLAND – Dr. Joan Leitzer, a Portland-based psychiatrist, has been “retiring for months.” “I am doing it the old-fashioned way,” she said, and is working to get each of the approximately 60 patients in her practice transferred to a new provider before she retires. But psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners and other mental and behavioral health […]
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PublishedMay 20, 2021
New Gloucester Charter Commission race draws 11 candidates
New Gloucester residents will vote for six residents to join the Charter Commission, which holds a term of up to 24 months.
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PublishedMay 19, 2021
More than 20,000 Lewiston residents have yet to get their COVID-19 vaccine
New data published by the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention this week showed that less than 60% of Lewiston residents of all ages have gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. More than 20,000 residents are unvaccinated.
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PublishedMay 19, 2021
Sebago to vote on town, school budgets May 25
Town Meeting will be held in person at Sebago Town Hall, 406 Bridgton Road, at 6 p.m.
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PublishedMay 17, 2021
Casco hires new town manager
Sabattus Town Manager Anthony Ward will start in Casco June 14 with a starting salary of $100,000.
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PublishedMay 17, 2021
New Gloucester voters to elect 3 selectmen from slate of 7
Three candidates run for two, three-year terms and four run to fill the remainder of former Selectman George Colby’s term.
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