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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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Turner property tax rate unchanged for new financial year
Town Manager Kurt Schaub said Wednesday that tax assessors have not been able inspect Hillandale Farms egg facility.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
Got expired COVID tests? Don’t be quick to chuck them.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized extended expiration dates for some at-home COVID tests.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Gov. Mills announces grant program to expand substance use disorder treatment in rural areas
The $1.9 million initiative is aimed at helping behavioral health care providers expand their patient capacity.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
School year begins with COVID in the rearview mirror
In keeping with federal guidance, schools’ COVID-related policies are much more relaxed compared to the start of the last school year.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2022
Got robots? These hospitals do
Robotics-assisted technology is becoming more common in operating rooms across Maine, with St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston recently joining the list of hospitals employing the new methods.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2022
Focus should be on fixing system, not punishing patients for hospital violence, mental health advocates say
Mental health advocates say creating alternatives to hospitals for those in crisis — not criminalizing their actions — will reduce violence against health care providers.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2022
Face Time: Joshua Hughes — guiding young Black men through the power of art
Joshua Hughes is working to share the opportunities art gave him through his entertainment company, Joshua Hughes Entertainment, and Rooted Soul Entertainment, which he co-founded last year.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2022
Nonprofits to host back to school event at Lewiston park
Free school supplies, shoes, haircuts, vaccines, food offered Wednesday in Kennedy Park.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Turner’s expenses under budget despite rising fuel costs, town manager says
Expenses for the 2021-22 fiscal year came in about $230,000 under budget, despite rising fuel and COVID-related costs to some departments, the town manager said Tuesday.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2022
People with mental health challenges say they’re being left out of the conversation about hospital violence
Patients told the Sun Journal that their experience seeking care for a mental health crisis at a hospital emergency department has been uneventful at best and extremely traumatic at worst.
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