Kevin Thomas
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Past articles by Kevin:
On Baseball: Family and baseball, the way life should be
Family is what brought this sports writer to Maine; the baseball was a bonus. → Read More
Sea Dogs announce details on limited seating, ticket sales
The team will start the season by allowing slightly more than 2,000 fans for games at Hadlock Field. Tickets go on sale for May games in mid-April. → Read More
Sea Dogs slated to open 2021 season on May 4 at Hadlock Field
After the 2020 minor league baseball season was canceled because of the pandemic, the Portland Sea Dogs are scheduled to play 120 games this year. → Read More
Sea Dogs could be playing at Hadlock Field again by May
As the minor leagues are being restructured, there are encouraging signs for the Portland team, which announced a new, 10-year agreement to remain the Double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. → Read More
On Baseball: Red Sox begin strange season with low expectations
The pitching staff is in shambles, but the offense may be enough to lift the team to the expanded playoffs. → Read More
No baseball yet, but the Hadlock Field food stand is opening
The Portland Sea Dogs plan to offer takeout and limited delivery of some of their ballpark concessions. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Even in the tropics, the pandemic gets weary
A former Downeast Magazine editor and her family are coping with isolation during a lockdown in the Cayman Islands. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Mainer stuck halfway around the world
Sean O'Connor boarded a vessel in January and expected to be home in April. But the coronavirus has kept him in Singapore for months. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Producing masks for anyone she meets
A Hollis woman has been making cloth masks to help others during the pandemic – and she isn't shy about offering them to people she encounters in public. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Isolated in France, waiting to come home
Brenda Grant-Hays spends winters in France, but now she may be separated from her husband in Falmouth for months to come. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: She had COVID-19 symptoms – in January
When Joyce Baughan was feverish and achy early this year, no one was testing for COVID-19. But she had the symptoms, as did two siblings who live nearby. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Donating antibodies after COVID-19 recovery
Mary Ann Gordon and her husband, Peter, have recuperated from their bouts with COVID-19. Now Mary Ann is a donor of plasma with antibodies, and encourages others to do the same. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: ‘None of us knew how serious this was’
High school junior Isabella Castrucci is separated from friends and a sister battling leukemia. She hopes 'to not take anything in life for granted again.' → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Richmond woman battles cancer, worries for daughter’s safety
Janette Sweem is grateful for the help she has received during 'a hellish year.' She is dealing with chemotherapy treatments and worries for her daughter aboard the virus-infected USS Kidd. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Soon-to-be grad stressed by hectic schedule
Gray teenager Emma Belanger keeps up with classes and homework, as well as the increased hours at her cashiering job. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Chaplain’s duties go on during the pandemic
But the Rev. Paul Marquis must take precautions while administering sacraments to hospital patients during the virus outbreak. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Out of work, but the bigger picture is clearing up
David Kuchta of Portland lost his income because of the pandemic, but he sees hope in the future in regards to climate change goals. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: ‘I have begun turning lemons into lemonade’
Mary Louise Liucci-Smith, 80, of Scarborough offers a message of hope 'during these horrific and scary days.' → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Couple seeks clues in tests for antibodies
Caroline McCormack believes her husband, Tim, suffered from COVID-19 in early February before coronavirus made headlines. → Read More
The Virus Diaries: Anchored and isolated on a sailboat
The coronavirus outbreak has stranded the Ferrie family of Scarborough – mom, dad and four kids aged 9-14 – in the Caribbean. → Read More