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‘Incremental’ progress: Maine’s effort to address lead poisoning was gaining momentum before COVID-19 Rose Lundy, Maine Monitor Sat, 06/12/2021 - 10:45am More than 313,000 units in the state were built before 1978 and may have chipping lead paint, like this home in Lewiston. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor) Lewiston resident Hibo Omer reads the hazard warning about lead paint posted on a Maple Street home in Lewiston. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor) Mahdi Irobe said he paid $1,500 in taxes last year on a home that has been empty since it was declared a lead hazard more than a year ago. (Photo by Hannah Rafkin/Maine Monitor) ....
Jennifer walked into her college radio station as a 17-year-old freshman and never looked back. Even though she was terrified of the microphone back then and spoke into it as little as possible she loved the studio, the atmosphere and, most of all, the people who work in broadcasting. She was hooked. Decades later, she’s back behind the radio microphone hosting Maine Public Radio’s flagship talk program, Maine Calling. She’s not afraid of the mic anymore, but still loves the bright, eclectic people she gets to work with every day. ....
increase font size Read Article LEWISTON Lewiston-based Community Health Options, the state’s only nonprofit, member-led health insurance organization, has awarded grants to eight Maine nonprofit agencies working in community health, including $5,000 to the New Mainers Public Health Initiative. New Mainers Public Health Initiative will use the funds to help with outreach to address second-hand smoke exposure currently experienced by New Mainer families in five low-income apartment buildings in Lewiston. Funding will help hire three community health workers who speak Somali, French and Arabic to visit 150 households. This grant cycle focused on Maine nonprofit organizations working to mitigate some factors that lead to the chronic health conditions and assist Maine people managing chronic illness to be their best selves mentally, physically and emotionally. ....