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.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Wells selectmen reopen the town’s beaches
Four beaches in town will join those in Old Orchard Beach and Scarborough for recreational, non-sunbathing purposes while adhering to social distancing guidelines.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Manufacturer’s layoff of workers in Scarborough allowed by law, state says
The labor department says Whitcraft Group is not subject to a statute requiring a 90-day advance notice to affected workers and a week’s severance pay for every year of service.
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PublishedMay 5, 2020
Whitcraft CEO says laid-off workers will receive 1 week of severance pay
Employees of the manufacturing plant in Scarborough have yet to hear directly from the corporate parent in Connecticut, and the company’s action could conflict with Maine labor law.
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PublishedMay 4, 2020
Recent layoffs raise questions about severance, notification
Employees in a mass layoff are supposed to receive advance warning and extra compensation, but that isn’t always happening during the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedMay 1, 2020
Maine’s rural hospitals, clinics to receive $131 million in federal aid
The funding is part of the CARES Act passed in late March to deal with economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedMay 1, 2020
Airlines’ slump leads manufacturer to lay off 125 workers, close plant in Scarborough
Whitcraft Group, makes parts for the airline industry, offered no severance package, say laid-off workers.
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PublishedApril 29, 2020
Funtown Splashtown amusement park reportedly pulls plug on summer operations
Funtown Splashtown USA, the amusement park in Saco, will not open this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic. Park owner Kevin Cormier made the decision Wednesday, News Center Maine (WCSH/WLBZ) reported. The decision was in response to state restrictions designed to halt the spread of COVID-19 that prohibit gatherings of more than 50 people through […]
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Maine business leaders split on governor’s plan for reopening
While the head of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce calls it ‘a step in the right direction,’ the head of HospitalityMaine fears it will devastate the tourist industry.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Scarborough firm expands with COVID-19 home-monitoring system
Senscio Systems of Scarborough is expanding to offer its home-based health management system to more patients.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
Decisions on thousands of unemployment claims fast-tracked by labor department
Rather than keeping people wondering until July about pending unemployment claims, the Department of Labor makes some assumptions and decides on 12,000 cases.
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