Derek Miller, 23, was seriously injured in a single-car crash Friday in Westbrook.
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 police still investigating fatal accident
Killed in the accident was Jana L. Pooler, 22, formerly of Westbrook.
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Residents to vote on RSU 14 budget tonight
The $37 million budget includes the elimination of 44 positions. Of those, 16.6 are teaching positions and 4.6 are administrative positions.
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Windham restores funds for deputy fire chief
However, councilors decide not to maintain the town’s emergency dispatch operation.
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Windham Council to vote on budget Tuesday
The proposal includes controversial cuts to the fire department and changes to the town’s dispatch operation, and will be the subject of debate at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
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3 injured in 3-car crash in Westbrook
A car accident on Route 302 in Westbrook sent three people to the hospital with minor injuries. Westbrook Police responded to the three-car crash around 2:30 p.m. today near 279 Bridgton Road. Three people were injured and transported to Maine Medical Center in Portland. Traffic is down to one lane.
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Westbrook council budget vote tonight
If the $56.7 million budget is approved as proposed, the city’s property tax rate will remain unchanged.
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Cashing in on pieces of the past
An appraiser assesses the value of Mainers’ favorite old toys
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Man dies after assault in Monument Square
A 24-year-old man from Westbrook dies of injuries suffered during a confrontation with three men early this morning, police say.
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Job creation, help for small business are pressing issues
In House District 103, a self-employed contractor vies with a business consultant.