Emily Bader

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Emily Bader is a health care and general assignment reporter for The Maine Monitor where she covers substance use, mental health and access to care.

She is particularly interested in exploring how these issues affect Mainers’ everyday lives, how communities are seeking solutions and in serving as a watchdog on decision-makers.

Prior to joining The Monitor, Emily was a reporter for three years at local Maine papers. She has earned recognition from the New England Newspaper & Press Association, Maine Public Health Association, National Newspaper Association Foundation and Maine Press Association. She is a member of Investigative Editors & Reporters and the Association of Health Care Journalists.

Contact Emily with questions, concerns or story ideas: emily@themainemonitor.org

a panel of recovery council members listen to a speaker.

Maine Recovery Council approves $13.9 million in projects

The projects, selected from more than 120 applications, include a methadone clinic in Aroostook County, a syringe service program in Hancock County, and recovery homes in Franklin County.

ByEmily Bader

November 23, 2024

a table of mobile syringe services supplies.

Sanford looks to restrict needle exchange with emergency ordinance

Restricting syringe service programs to a 1:1 exchange would be “detrimental” to public health, Maine CDC director says.

ByEmily Bader

November 10, 2024

A composite image of Jared Golden and Austin Theriault.

Who donated to Jared Golden and Austin Theriault?

A Maine Monitor analysis of FEC data finds the majority of Golden’s individual contributions came from out of state, while Theriault’s were more evenly split.

ByEmily Bader

November 4, 2024

Bucking national trends, a third of Maine towns still count ballots by hand

Maine’s other municipalities use voting tabulation devices, which studies have shown are faster and more accurate.

ByEmily Bader

October 20, 2024

As communities grapple with needle waste, advocates say limiting syringe programs is not the answer

A change in 2022 increased how many needles a person could exchange from 1:1 to 1:100. Some community leaders say they now want to revert to the old rules.

ByEmily Bader

September 28, 2024

A locked wooden box stamped with the phrase "Official ballot box property state of Maine"

‘Not in the business of politics’: The local officials making sure Mainers get to vote

Clerks across Maine share their thoughts on election security ahead of November.

ByEmily Bader Rose Lundy Emmett Gartner Adrienne Washington Alexa Foust Stephanie McFeeters

September 14, 2024

A Lewiston police cruiser is seen in the middle of a roadway.

Law enforcement officers can now get a warrant to take someone into protective custody

A Maine Monitor analysis finds the number of weapons restriction orders statewide has jumped from an average of two to 32 per month since the Lewiston shootings.

ByEmily Bader

August 24, 2024