Rose Lundy

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Rose Lundy is a senior public health reporter for The Maine Monitor, with a focus on Maine’s aging care system. She is passionate about stories that highlight systemic problems affecting the most vulnerable in our community.

Rose was previously a 2022 ProPublica Local Reporting Network fellow and a 2020 Report for America corps member. Before that, she was a reporter for three years at a daily newspaper in southwest Washington state. Her work has been recognized by the New England Newspaper & Press Association, Maine Public Health Association, National Newspaper Association Foundation, Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers and Maine Press Association.

Contact Rose with questions, concerns or story ideas: rose@themainemonitor.org

Valerie Patenaude and her son Chayce pose for a photo

As students resume classes, school officials prepare for potential pandemic-induced educational divide

School officials are weighing how to bridge expected achievement gaps that may have resulted from remote learning in the spring.

ByRose Lundy

August 30, 2020

a graphic showing the daily positivity rate in maine for covid-19

Navigating number fatigue: How to understand COVID-19 in Maine

With numerous ways to track the coronavirus, four experts weigh in on the metrics that paint the clearest picture of the pandemic in Maine and the rest of the country

ByRose Lundy

August 9, 2020

Funding is ‘scarce’ to stabilize Maine’s economy after pandemic

A committee on economics created by the governor lists 11 focus areas but underscores that Maine’s financial stability depends on further federal action.

ByRose Lundy

August 9, 2020