A federal judge says there are legitimate safety concerns that will keep Dreamers in Westbrook shut down for at least a while.
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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Judge denies permit for Westbrook strip club
The judge refuses to reverse a city decision to revoke an occupancy permit for Dreamers Cabaret.
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Friends recall victim of Casco shooting
Richard ‘Jake’ Jacobson is remembered for always making time for his sons.
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Services in York for teen killed in crash
Erika Jolie, 18, died on Friday from injuries she received from an accident last week on I-295.
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Mother and son arrested in S. Portland drug bust
South Portland Police conducted a brief investigation after receiving an anonymous tip of possible drug activity.
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In Portland, new times, new church, loud music
Next Level Church hopes to change the way Christianity is viewed.
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A new church launches in Portland
PORTLAND — Rock music blared this morning inside Hannaford Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine, where church-goers sipped complimentary Starbucks coffee. One church member stood by the stage and danced. Another clasped his hands together and appeared to pray. The Next Level Church launched its new location at USM today to a packed […]
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State police identify man shot in Casco
State Police identify the victim as Richard Jacobson, 47, of Casco.
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Pike neighbors appeal ‘spot zone’
Residents of Birdland want a judge to invalidate an agreement that allows blasting.
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Residents sue Westbrook over quarry deal
The suit contends that the agreement approved by the City Council creates a “spot zone” for Pike Industries in violation of the city’s zoning ordinance and the zoning enabling act.