SOUTH PORTLAND – Warren Simpson, retired owner of the former Shopper’s Hardware store and a longtime member of the South Portland and Cape Elizabeth Rotary Club, died Thursday. He was 94. Mr. Simpson began working at Shopper’s Hardware in the Mill Creek Shopping Plaza in South Portland in 1955. He managed the store for 10 […]
Melanie Creamer
Melanie Creamer is a news assistant, who's worked at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram for nearly 16 years. She oversees various responsibilities from monitoring the news and business email addresses – to fetching old newspaper articles and photos from the archive.
She’s the face behind the popular business “On the Move” column, which appears in Tuesdays and Thursdays newspapers.
A compassionate and soft-spoken woman, Melanie is also the writer of the newspaper’s feature obituary. Many of her colleagues say she has one of the toughest jobs in the newsroom. She tells heart-breaking stories of love and loss. She listens as parents sob uncontrollably over the tragic death of their child. She writes touching stories about couples who have been married for 60 plus years, and then die within days or weeks from each other.
Melanie was the recipient of the Maine Press Association’s Unsung Hero Award in 2015.
A native of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, she graduated from Fitchburg State College in 2000 with a degree in professional writing. She lives in Scarborough with her fiancée and is a co-parent to two daughters.
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Feature Obituary: Faith Hogan, 68, always took time to talk with people
OLD ORCHARD BEACH – Faith Hogan, the wife of state Rep. George Hogan and longtime co-owner of Hogan’s Variety Store, died Monday. She was 68. The Hogans have owned the store on West Grand Avenue in Old Orchard Beach for 35 years. He said they worked at the store together and lived in the same […]
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Maine homeopath off to Tanzania to help AIDS patients
Dr. Wendy Pollock of Portland will work in an area near Kilimanjaro.
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Feature Obituary: Paul Cobb, 81, Army recruiter who shaped many lives
Paul Cobb, a retired clerk at the post office in Raymond and a former head of recruitment for the U.S. Army in Maine, died Monday. He was 81. Mr. Cobb was remembered by his family Tuesday as a decorated veteran and a well-respected man who helped shape the lives of hundreds of young men entering […]
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Feature Obituary: Shirley Mullen, 87, dedicated to helping people in need
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — Shirley Mullen was a fixture at the United Methodist Church in Old Orchard Beach. Mrs. Mullen, who died Saturday at age 87, was an active member of the church and director of the food pantry there. She served on several church committees and volunteered at the food pantry for the last […]
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Feature Obituary: Linwood Weeman Sr., 82, good listener, quick with a helping hand
GORHAM – Family and friends will gather Tuesday to celebrate the life of Linwood Weeman Sr., a retired truck driver for W.L. Blake Co. in Portland and a devoted member of the Portland Eagles Club, who died suddenly on Dec. 22. He was 82. Mr. Weeman, known by many people as “Linney,” spent more than […]
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Feature obituary: Richard Folsom, 59, well-respected teacher, mentor at Kennebunk
WELLS – Richard Folsom, a popular history teacher at Kennebunk High School, died Sunday night from injuries he sustained in a car accident. He was 59. Mr. Folsom taught history at Kennebunk High for more than 25 years and was the adviser for the school’s mock trial team. Susan Cressey, an English teacher, said Mr. […]
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Feature Obituary: Richard Conrad, 63, loved living and caring for Portland
PORTLAND – There’s a good chance, if you live in Portland, you know Richard Conrad, who worked for the city’s Parks and Recreation Department for more than 30 years. Mr. Conrad, who died on Thursday at age 63, worked for the city of Portland doing such jobs as shoveling city-owned property, maintaining local parks, setting […]
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‘Vets should not be alone for Christmas’
PORTLAND – More than 100 people turned out for the second annual Christmas dinner for homeless veterans Saturday night at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Portland. The event, organized by veterans Jake and John Myrick, was held to give veterans and the city’s homeless a free hot meal on Christmas. “Vets should not […]
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Blizzard watch issued for parts of Maine today
Forecasters expect ‘an impact’ from an approaching nor’easter.