Wyatt Kenney, 17, knew giving up sports would be tough, but the pandemic has given him a greater appreciation of friends.
Steve Craig
Staff Writer
Steve Craig reports primarily about Maine’s active high school sports scene and, more recently, the Portland Hearts of Pine men's professional soccer team. His first newspaper job was covering Maine high school sports in 1986 working out of a tiny office in Skowhegan at the front of a hand-sewn shoe shop. After 12 years as a sportswriter in Dover, New Hampshire, he had a multi-year stint as the Portland Press Herald's freelance motorsports writer. In 2012 he was happy to make a working return to Maine as a staff writer for the Press Herald. Steve was named the National Sports Media Association's 2022 Maine Sportswriter of the Year, 27 years after winning the award for New Hampshire.
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Maine Acts of Kindness: Helping nursing home residents to stay in touch with family
Two neighbors in Cape Elizabeth have raised funds to buy iPads they are donating at senior-living facilities.
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The Virus Diaries: Teen offers a ‘list of instructions for not giving up’
Sophie Robinson, 16, and her high school classmates are writing daily journal entries about life in the age of coronavirus.
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New pro golf tournament at Falmouth Country Club canceled
The Live + Work in Maine Open, a Korn Ferry Tour event scheduled for June, has been called off because of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Portland’s Old Port Half Marathon & 5K canceled
The popular event, scheduled for June 6, is likely to be held instead as virtual races. There are no refunds for the roughly 3,000 runners who have already registered.
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Trek Across Maine bike ride will be a virtual event
The normal three-day, on-road tour has been canceled because of coronavirus concerns.
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Advancing storm puts pressure on utilities to finish restoring power
With more than 23,000 Maine customers still without electricity late Sunday night, Monday’s high winds could cause another round of damage.
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The Virus Diaries: Moving gets complicated during a pandemic
A couple came to Maine from Ohio in search of their forever home. They found it, but now they can’t get their belongings shipped here.
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Maine Acts of Kindness: Portland hotel donates 50 rooms to health care workers
Clarion Hotel is providing space at no cost so Maine Medical Center and Mercy Hospital employees on the coronavirus front line can rest and recharge.
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The Virus Diaries: Busy mom worries about family’s health
April Fournier’s husband and two of their children have asthma. Two members of the family are in contact with the public while working at grocery stores, making the risk of exposure to coronavirus even more frightening.