AUGUSTA — Lewiston Mayor Robert Macdonald said the poorest children in his city have enough obstacles to overcome in their lives and he hopes state lawmakers will work to make sure lead poisoning is no longer one of them. Testifying before the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on Monday, Macdonald said he supports a […]
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Maine’s record retention program in disarray
AUGUSTA — A working group has found the state’s records retention program is in disarray, a problem that could cause public records to be destroyed — and has already been a factor in a document-shredding scandal within the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The working group found that 60 percent of state agencies […]
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Sheila Pinette resigns from Maine CDC
AUGUSTA — Dr. Sheila Pinette has resigned as the state’s chief health officer a month after taking the job, hastening an organizational shakeup at the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Pinette has served as the state’s top public health official since 2011. She oversaw the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention during […]
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DHHS commissioner replaces, reassigns Maine CDC director
Sheila Pinette is no longer head the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention. However, even without managing the department, it appears she will still be responsible for a number of the public health-related duties she had at the CDC. The Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, said Tuesday that […]
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Breaking: State CDC director takes new role in DHHS
AUGUSTA — The director of Maine’s Center for Disease Control is moving to a new position. Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew announced Sheila Pinette will become Chief Health Officer for DHHS while Ken Albert will take over as director of CDC. “The Maine Centers for Disease Control is headed in an […]
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Sun Journal wins NENPA awards
BOSTON — The Sun Journal accepted four first-place honors and four additional top awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association for writing and illustration Saturday, signifying the best writing among all newspapers in New England. Staff Writer Lindsay Tice accepted the awards for the newspaper, including a first-place award for government reporting for […]
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State pays $250K to settle CDC whistle-blower suit, admits no wrongdoing
The state will pay $250,000 to settle claims that Maine Center for Disease Control officials harassed and discriminated against a CDC division director who refused to shred public documents. The settlement was filed Tuesday and released by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, in response to a Freedom of […]
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Committee seeks fixes after CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee took two more steps to deal with issues related to document-shredding at the Maine Center for Disease Control. The committee voted unanimously Friday to try to clarify and strengthen rules surrounding grant funds, such as those at the heart of the document-shredding probe. Members plan to introduce a […]
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Public hearing on ethics bill after CDC document-shredding probe
AUGUSTA — A legislative committee will hold a public hearing early next month on a bill to address ethics violations among state employees in the wake of document destruction at the Maine Center for Disease Control. The Government Oversight Committee voted in November to submit the legislation. That came nearly a year after a state […]
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Franklin Memorial Hospital limits visits to maternal and child unit due to flu
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital is limiting visits by children during the flu season. For the safety of the babies on the Franklin Memorial Hospital Maternal and Child Health Unit, no children under the age of 12 are allowed in the unit this flu season, unless they are healthy siblings. All other visitors must also […]