NEW HIRES Maggie Roudsari joined the Gulf of Maine Research Institute as chief development officer. Roudsari replaces long-time chief development officer Blaine Grimes, who will remain with the organization in a new role. Roudsari comes to GMRI from the South Carolina Aquarium in Charleston, South Carolina, where she served as assistant director of advancement. […]
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.
Posted inFeature Obituary, News
Shon Myers, 43, commercial fisherman, lobsterman
Myers, who had been sober for a year, died of an apparent overdose.
advertisement
Posted inFeature Obituary, News
Richard Bryan, 81, professional driver, dies of COVID-19
Mr. Bryan operated his own boat transport company, R.H. Bryan & Son, for 40 years.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State, News
Joseph MacDonald, 73, Army veteran and Biddeford resident, dies from coronavirus
He served during the Vietnam War and volunteered for organizations including the Disabled American Veterans.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State, News
Feature obituary: Retired nurse Beverly Collins dies from complications of coronavirus
Collins, 83, worked and as a nurse and volunteered in Portland for many years and had a home in Standish.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State, News
Charles Harlow, former Portland city councilor and mayor, dies at 77
A native of Rumford, he was a teacher, coach and college placement director at Cheverus High School.
Posted inFeature Obituary, Local & State
Thomas Dyro, a mainstay of Portland’s recovery community, dies at age 70
Mr. Dyro got sober in 2002 and became active in several recovery programs.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Pandemic interrupts grieving process for Mainers in mourning
Countless funeral and memorial services in Maine have been postponed or moved online because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project announces recipients of the Justice Andrew M. Mead Fellowship
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONS Bill Vickerson was recognized by Dale Carnegie & Associates for his 40 years of service as a certified Dale Carnegie Trainer. Vickerson, of Scarborough, has been a facilitator and trainer since the late 1970s. He is a partner at Irwin & Morris in Portland and has been a longtime community volunteer. AWARDS […]
Posted inBusiness, People on the Move
Sheridan Construction announces three promotions
PROMOTIONS Meagan Hamblett was named executive director of the YMCA Alliances of Maine and New Hampshire/Vermont. Hamblett, of East Boothbay, is a 28-year YMCA career professional. For the past five years, she has served as chief executive officer of the Central Lincoln County YMCA in Damariscotta. Sheridan Construction announced three promotions at its corporate […]