Glenn Jordan

Press Herald

Glenn Jordan joined the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram in 1994 to cover the fledgling Portland Sea Dogs. A native of Vermont, he was a philosophy major in college who worked at two newspapers in New Hampshire and one in Connecticut before moving to Maine and settling down. He spent his first two years of marriage living in the keepers quarters of the Portland Head Light and has three children, all of them excellent spellers. In addition to baseball, he has covered nearly every sport played in Maine, from biathlon and curling to running and sailing. You can find him near cross country trails in fall, pools and ski slopes in winter and tennis courts in spring. He also covers the Red Claws, Maine’s D-League basketball affiliate. When not holding a notepad, he finds time for checkers and pickleball.

Latest

Published
July 17, 2020

Maine unemployment rate dipped below 7% in June

The rate fell from 9.3% in May to 6.6% in June as a tepid economic recovery added about 19,000 jobs. But a state economist warns that the unemployment rate doesn’t fully capture the scope of job losses.
Published
July 15, 2020

Mills’ economic recovery committee calls for $1.1 billion investment

Leaders of the Governor’s Economic Recovery Committee say any recovery plan for Maine must work in concert with protecting public health.
Published
July 7, 2020

Maine gadget-maker takes a crack at a better face mask

The founder of Portland-based Zootility Tools has come up with a design that requires no sewing, no elastic and no wires, and says glasses won’t fog up because the mask fits so snugly.
Published
July 6, 2020

Dean Rogers, former voice of the Sea Dogs at Hadlock Field, dies at 73

Rogers, who also worked in local radio for more than 4 decades, is a member of both the Maine Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame.
Published
July 4, 2020

Move to repeal Affordable Care Act ‘just inviting chaos,’ Maine leaders say

Should the U.S. Supreme Court uphold the Trump administration’s effort to overturn the law, they say, the consequences would reverberate throughout the health care system.
Published
July 1, 2020

Amusement, recreation and entertainment businesses reopen, but it’s not all fun and games

Turning the calendar to July means the majority of public-facing businesses in Maine can now serve customers, as long as they comply with a checklist of state-mandated safety precautions.
Published
June 29, 2020

Maine’s in-home service providers operating under new house rules

Businesses that rely on working in customers’ homes are either finding ways to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic or staying on the sidelines.
Published
June 25, 2020

Maine retailers urge customers to be kind, wear masks and keep their distance

Three large retail trade groups launched the ‘Let’s Be Kind’ campaign Thursday in response to repeated incidents of anger and hostility by customers.
Published
June 24, 2020

Pandemic sparks a do-it-yourself boom across Maine

While the coronavirus outbreak has hampered other sectors of the economy, business is booming for retailers that cater to home improvement projects.
Published
June 23, 2020

McDonald’s to hire 1,000 new workers in Maine for indoor dining

The state’s 62 fast-food franchises are expanding options beyond drive-through and takeout, now that dine-in restrictions have been lifted.