Patty Wight
News ProducerPatty 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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In a press release, CMH officials say they're consolidating staff and services into its Lewiston urgent care location.
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It includes a 15% across-the-board wage increase over three years, beginning with 7% in the first year of the agreement. -
In August of 2019, 62-year old Norman Fisher was transferred from a hospital into the care of Residential and Community Support Services, or RCSS, which operates homes in southern Maine. Within 72 hours of his arrival, Fisher died.
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To meet the demand for wind technicians, Northern Maine Community College launched the state's first — and still only — comprehensive training program. It started with a bang: nearly three dozen students enrolled. But in the years since, enrollment has plummeted.
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The Council's executive director, Jess Maurer, says older people in Maine should be seen as valued community members — and a solution to the state's workforce challenges. But she says many employers are biased against older workers.
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In 2019, 8% of Mainers were uninsured. By 2021, that number dipped to 5.7%.
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The agreement follows more than a year of negotiations and comes nearly one month after nurses voted to recertify their union.
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Faced with a staffing shortage of at least 60 positions, the Lewiston School Committee this week approved pay raises for substitute teachers and ed techs.
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Restaurant owners and workers have launched a campaign against a Portland ballot question that seeks to eliminate the tip credit in favor of an $18-an-hour minimum wage.
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A progressive advocacy group estimates that 147,000 Mainers will see their wages increase next year when the state minimum wage jumps from $12.75 an hour to $13.80.
