Patty Wight

News Producer
  • Maine Public

Patty is a graduate of the University of Vermont and a multiple award-winning reporter for Maine Public Radio. Her specialty is health coverage: from policy stories to patient stories, physical health to mental health and anything in between. Patty joined Maine Public Radio in 2012 after producing stories as a freelancer for NPR programs such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered. She got hooked on radio at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies in Portland, Maine, and hasn’t looked back ever since.

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Mid Coast-Parkview Board Votes To Join MaineHealth

By • 1 hour ago

The board of Brunswick-based Mid Coast-Parkview Health has voted to join MaineHealth.

Central Maine Medical Center Will Not Lose Federal Funding

By • Jun 13, 2019

Central Maine Medical Center is no longer at risk of losing federal funding for deficiencies in safety and quality.

Mills Signs Bill Requiring All Insurers Who Cover Prenatal Care To Also Cover Abortions

By • Jun 13, 2019
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

For the second time this week, Maine has expanded access to abortion services. 

Maine CDC Confirms Case Of Meningococcal Disease At Wiscasset School

By • Jun 12, 2019

A case of meningococcal disease in a student at Wiscasset Middle High School has been confirmed by the Maine Centers for Disease Control.

Williams' Murder Trial In Deputy Killing Focuses On Intent

By • Jun 11, 2019
Shawn Patrick Ouellette / Portland Press Herald/via AP pool

The highly publicized trial of the man accused of killing Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole began Monday morning in Cumberland County Superior Court.

Trial Underway For Man Accused Of Killing Sheriff's Deputy

By • Jun 10, 2019
Robert F. Bukaty / Associated Press

The trial for the man accused of killing Somerset County Cpl. Eugene Cole last April is underway in Cumberland County Superior Court.

Maine Researcher: ‘Excess Enthusiasm’ For Vitamin D Tamped Down By New Study

By • Jun 10, 2019
Mark Lennihan / Associated Press file

A national clinical trial that included researchers and patients from Maine has found that vitamin D supplements do not prevent type 2 diabetes. Vitamin D is widely touted as a supplement that can prevent diseases ranging from cancer to Alzheimer’s, but this latest study provides evidence to the contrary.

Judge Orders Separate Trials In 10-Year-Old's Death

By • Jun 7, 2019
Caitlin Troutman / Maine Public/file

Trials for the mother and stepfather accused of murder in the abuse death of 10-year old Marissa Kennedy will be held separately.

CMMC Working With Consultant To Keep Federal Funding

By • Jun 5, 2019

Central Maine Medical Center is working with consulting firm The Greeley Company to correct deficiencies to meet a federal deadline at the end of the month.

Negotiations Stall Between Calais Hospital, Nurses Union

By • Jun 4, 2019

Contract negotiations between Calais Regional Hospital and the Maine State Nurses Association have stalled after nearly nine months of negotiations.

Maine Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma

By • Jun 4, 2019
Jessica Hill / Associated Press file

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey is suing Purdue Pharma in Kennebec County Superior Court for unfair trade practices in its opioid marketing. The suit filed on Monday also names members of the Sackler family, who own Purdue.

'Sources Of Strength' Suicide Prevention Program Trains High School Students To Support Their Peers

By • May 31, 2019
Patty Wight / Maine Public

Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Maine youth ages 10 to 24, and the rate of suicides among Maine's youth is higher than the national average.

Brunswick High School is responding to the problem with a new program that trains students to raise awareness and be a resource for peers. Maine Public reporter Patty Wight visited the student training Thursday as part of our ongoing series Finding a Way.

Maine Supreme Court Affirms Ruling On Custody Battle Over Pet

By • May 28, 2019
Samantha Sardina via AP

A custody battle over a pet dog that made it to Maine's Supreme Judicial Court is over.

Maine Health And Human Services Committee Considers Bills To Address Generational Poverty

By • May 28, 2019

Maine's Health and Human Services Committee is considering a pair of bipartisan bills Tuesday that address generational poverty.

Report Finds That Prescribing Practices Are Major Driver Of Opioid Epidemic

By • May 28, 2019
Patrick Sison / AP Photo

A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston finds that prescribing practices are a stronger driver of the opioid crisis in New England than economic conditions. The goal of the study was to better understand the underlying cause of the epidemic, which has claimed 10,000 lives across the region in recent years.

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