Jessica Sobey has been on the front line of the pandemic as a nurse at Maine Medical Center. But it’s her life at home that has made the past few months so memorable.
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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Peaks to Portland swim switched to virtual event
Swimmers in the 39th annual event that benefits the YMCA of Southern Maine can log their 2.4 miles in a variety of ways and over multiple days this year.
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Deering High student dies in lawn-mowing accident on Peaks Island
Blain Alves, 16, got trapped between the mower he was operating and a parked boat.
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The Virus Diaries: ‘I think it will be interesting to see how we grow up’
A high school junior struggles with being separated from his friends and classmates, and wonders what the future will look like in the wake of the pandemic.
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Maine Acts of Kindness: Finding new ways to support cancer patients
The co-owners of a growing cosmetic company have purchased $12,000 worth of goods from local small businesses that will be combined into gift boxes for cancer patients.
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The Virus Diaries: ‘Fear grows over time if we don’t face it’
A Falmouth woman and her young son take an anxious trip to the store, only to find that other shoppers feel the same uneasiness about being out in public during a pandemic.
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Maine American Legion baseball cancels season
The national American Legion pulled all support for teams in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Prowling bear spotted in Gorham neighborhood
The town’s police department reports several sightings of a bear near Lawn and Sunset avenues.
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Hollis man out on domestic violence charge accused of assaulting same person
Darin Kilton, 50, was arrested Saturday after fleeing into nearby woods, according to by Maine State Police.
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Maine Acts of Kindness: A pledge to help others through stimulus checks
Two Portland women decided to donate theirs to charitable causes in the community. Together, they have created a website to encourage others to do the same.