A grand jury indicts James Gammon on a charge of possession of a firearm by a felon.
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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Westbrook to review nude dancing ordinance
The meeting was announced in the wake of the opening of a strip club on Warren Avenue. The public is invited to speak at the meeting.
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Giuliani rallies GOP for Scontras in 1st District
FALMOUTH – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani headlined a well-attended fundraiser Thursday night for Dean Scontras, the Republican trying to unseat incumbent Democrat Chellie Pingree in Maine’s 1st Congressional District. “(Scontras) is a successful businessman and has a great understanding of limited government and keeping taxes low and keeping government spending under control,” […]
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Former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani endorses Dean Scontras at fundraiser
FALMOUTH — Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani headlined tonight’s fundraiser for Dean Scontras, the Republican candidate in Maine’s 1st Congressional District. More than 250 people gathered under a white tent at Falmouth Country Club as Scontras was endorsed by Giuliani and guest speakers Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. During a special reception […]
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Council endorses revised Pike agreement
The terms, which would drop pending litigation and limit blasting, will be presented to a judge today.
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Windham man charged with murdermakes first court appearance
Police say Joseph Green killed David Harmon as he tried to steal marijuana growing on the suspect’s property.
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Police charge Windham man in killing
A 44-year-old Windham man was arrested tonight and charged in connection with the killing of David Harmon, whose body was found Aug. 31 in woods across Route 302 from Percy Hawkes Road. Joseph P. Green, 44, of 38 Roosevelt Trail was arrested at about 7 p.m. Harmon, 40, also of Windham, died as a result […]
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2 Westbrook firefighters settle for $850K
The sexual harassment complaints from Lisa Theberge and Kathy Rogers led to the firing of several top officials in the Westbrook Fire and Rescue Department.
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Mainers get ready for Earl: Local marinas pull vessels out of harm’s way
Camden’s Windjammer Festival will get a late start, while high school sports officials reschedule games.
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Two push for a bridge platform for jumpers
Several ideas for a structure to keep kids out traffic are deemed either not sound or too costly.