By Lauren McCauley | Editor
“Nurses like her are not easy to replace and the patients, our community, we are all feeling her loss.” - Abbey Nelson, a nurse at Maine Medical Center, calling for the release of her colleague who was detained by federal immigration authorities.
Roughly 100 union members and local leaders attended an Aug. 5 demonstration in Portland in support of Debora Kapisha, a nurse at Maine Medical Center who was detained by federal immigration authorities. (Photo by Lauren McCauley/ Maine Morning Star)
IMMIGRATION
By Lauren McCauley
More than 100 nurses, union members, officials and other supporters are calling on MaineHealth to intervene after federal immigration authorities detained a nurse last week.
ENVIRONMENT
By Molly Rains, New Hampshire Bulletin
A unique kind of beast emerges from the marshlands of the East Coast each July.
New England beachgoers know them well: With bulging, Kelly green eyes, and mouthparts that slice into their targets’ skin like scissors, greenhead horseflies can’t be ignored. But with enough data, they can, perhaps, be avoided — at least, that’s what web developer turned volunteer insect data collector Greggory Hogan hopes.
PUBLIC HEALTH
By Megan Blonigen, Emily Bader and Abi Brissett, The Maine Monitor
A pregnant resident of Lincoln County, with the backing of a grassroots organizing group, filed a lawsuit against MaineHealth on Wednesday to prevent the closure of a labor and delivery unit at MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta. MaineHealth’s board of trustees is expected to vote on the closure Thursday morning.
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Governors and lawmakers say they’re getting serious about states’ rights | Kevin Hardy, Stateline
New Hampshire report outlines potential reforms to regional energy grid | Molly Rains, New Hampshire Bulletin
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