As the World Cup opens in Fort Kent, competitors will be challenged with a steep new incline.
Glenn Jordan
Glenn Jordan joined the Portland Press Herald in 1994 to cover the fledgling Portland Sea Dogs. A native of Vermont, he studied philosophy in college and worked at two newspapers in New Hampshire and one in Connecticut before moving to Maine. He spent his first two years of marriage living in the keepers quarters of the Portland Head Light and has three grown children. In addition to baseball, he has covered nearly every sport played in Maine, from biathlon and curling to running and sailing. Currently he works part-time and can be found near cross country trails in fall, swimming pools and ski slopes in winter and tennis courts in spring. All other times, he’s probably on a pickleball court. He is a two-time USA Pickleball national medalist (silver and gold) and played for both the Austin Ignite and Indianapolis Drivers in 2023, helping Indy win the inaugural National Pickleball League championship over Austin in a league for senior pros aged 50 and over.
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World Cup Biathlon moves to Fort Kent
Organizers do a week’s worth of work in 24 hours as they prepare Fort Kent to host the World Cup.
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Feature Obituary: Elizabeth Flaherty, 82, ‘loved having kids around’
PORTLAND – It was a running joke among the six grandchildren of Betty Flaherty: Who was Nanny’s favorite? The answer was usually whomever happened to have played baseball that day. Or basketball. Or possibly football or hockey. That grandchild would get a big hug, regardless of what transpired on the field, court or rink. “The […]
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Swimming Notebook: Swimmers and hairstylists know now is their time
February means more than groundhogs, school vacation and presidential discounts. This month also ushers in the Southwesterns, where swimmers from Southern Maine gear up for state championships with two weekends of frenzied competition, first in Cape Elizabeth and then in Westbrook. Mothers, if your son comes home from swim practice with a hideously dyed and […]
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Top biathletes eagerly heading to Aroostook County
Competitors, staff and sponsors share their enthusiasm for the atmosphere that awaits.
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Megan Waterman:’A life that shone brightly’ recalled
More than 100 relatives and friends remember a slain Maine woman as a doting mother and person of spirit.
Megan Amelia Waterman of Scarborough never reached her 23rd birthday last Tuesday. She disappeared in early June after traveling to Long Island in New York. Investigators there said she was one of four young women whose bodies were found near a beach in early December.
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UPDATE: Windham cigarette shop robbed
A man wearing a bulky winter coat with an orange ski mask and baggy jeans entered the store at 778 Roosevelt Trail this morning.
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Fryeburg, Maranacook skiers take Sassi races
Silas Eastman of Fryeburg Academy and Abby Mace of Maranacook win the classical race.
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Cape skier blazes a trail for others
Born with one leg, Christina Kouros is helping to change the landscape of Maine high school athletics
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Biathlon: Curious combination of disciplines
Not sure about biathlon and the event coming to Maine? Here’s a primer — and all you need to know.