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 23, 2021
As Lewiston grapples with its own COVID surge, CMMC doctor warns that delta ‘is a big gamble’
The vast majority of patients hospitalized at Central Maine Medical Center and at Maine hospitals are unvaccinated.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2021
‘This is a crisis that’s preventable,’ Mills says in plea to Mainers to get vaccinated
Despite Maine’s high vaccination rate, “clusters” of unvaccinated people are driving cases, the state’s top public health official said Wednesday.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
One resident of Franklin County, two from Androscoggin County die from COVID as Maine surpasses 1,000 deaths
State health officials reported 18 additional deaths Tuesday, bringing the total to 1,002 since March 2020.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2021
Electrical issue believed to be cause of smoke at Stephens Memorial Hospital
Construction, cleaning and engineering crews have been working around the clock at the Norway facility to bring the impacted units back in service, a hospital spokesman said.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
COVID-19 cases in Franklin County near record levels set in winter surge
Another resident of Androscoggin County has died from complications due to COVID-19, bringing the cumulative death count there to 90.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Staff at Androscoggin County schools among least vaccinated in the state
Lewiston Public Schools’ central operation staff and individual school staff have some of the lowest vaccination rates statewide.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
New COVID-19 cases in Franklin County break records
State health officials reported 652 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, 54 of them in Franklin County.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Great Falls Forum kicks off with discussion substance use recovery
Four local and state leaders shared their personal and professional experiences with substance use disorder and recovery resources in Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
COVID-19 related hospitalizations break records as testing remains an issue
The state’s top public health official acknowledged that case investigators are working through a backlog of positive tests awaiting review.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2021
Young people are nearly half of new cases just weeks following school return
A Lewiston pediatrician said new COVID-19 cases among children have risen over the past couple of weeks and nearly half of them had a runny nose.
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