PROMOTIONS H.M. Payson has announced the promotions of Molly Reinfried and Tim Griffin as shareholders and Michelle Santiago as managing director. Santiago is the chief trust administration officer. She serves on the board of directors of the Maine Women’s Conference and the Maine Estate Planning Council. Griffin is a portfolio manager. He […]
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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H.M. Payson announces new shareholders, managing director
PROMOTIONS H.M. Payson has announced the promotions of Molly Reinfried and Tim Griffin as shareholders and Michelle Santiago as managing director. Santiago is the chief trust administration officer. She serves on the board of directors of the Maine Women’s Conference and the Maine Estate Planning Council. Griffin is a portfolio manager. He […]
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Maine State Music Theatre elects new trustees, officers
NEW HIRES The Maine Lakes Society announced that Brooke Hafford MacDonald joined its staff as manager of the LakeSmart Program. MacDonald, of Levant, has worked as a ranger in Acadia National Park and as a field biologist with the Biodiversity Research Institute. BOARD APPOINTMENTS The Maine State Music Theatre elected the following […]
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Kappelman joins RE/MAX Shoreline as an agent
NEW HIRES RE/MAX Shoreline hired Alex Kappelman as an agent in its Portland office. Kappelman purchased his first rental property in 2014 and continues to invest in real estate in southern Maine. PROMOTIONS Cherie Phillips was promoted to operations manager at the office of John Hughes, a private wealth advisory practice of […]
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Town & Country FCU hires two
NEW HIRES • Town & Country Federal Credit Union in Scarborough announced two hires. Daniel Funk joined the credit union as a senior project manager. Funk brings more than 15 years of experience as a project and program management leader. Most recently, he served as a senior portfolio manager for technology at a major national […]
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OTELCO announces promotions
NEW HIRES Daulton Wickenden joined Allen Insurance and Financial as a personal insurance account executive. Wickenden, of Rockport, joined Allen Insurance and Financial after an internship with the company last summer. He obtained his license to sell property and casualty insurance in Maine in December. Stephen Merz joined Diamond Healthcare as executive vice president […]
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Bernstein Shur appoints 4 shareholders, board member
PROMOTIONS Bernstein Shur announced four new shareholders: Ann Freeman is a member of the firm’s labor and employment and municipal and governmental services practice groups. She lives in Portland. Sara Hellstedt is a member of the labor and employment and workplace and campus independent investigations and consulting practice groups. She lives in […]
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Ecomaine announces three new hires
NEW HIRES Ecomaine announced three new hires. Kathryn Oak will return to ecomaine as recycling manager. Oak, of Mechanic Falls, brings 30 years experience in the solid waste industry beginning at ecomaine. Most recently, she worked for the City of Portland’s Solid Waste Division. Helena (Lena) Ives joined ecomaine as an environmental […]
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Elowe tapped to lead Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine
NEW HIRES Brian Elowe was named the new chief executive officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maine. He will succeed Bob Clark, who is retiring this spring after 30 years as the Maine clubs’ CEO. Elowe, of Portland, is the chief client officer for the global professional services firm Marsh & McLennan […]
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Richards named executive director of the Maine Osteopathic Association
PROMOTIONS Amanda Richards was named executive director of the Maine Osteopathic Association. Richards joined the staff in 2016 as a membership and events coordinator and has served as director of operations since 2018. Albin, Randall & Bennett has promoted Laura Everett and Matthew Pore to principals of the firm. Everett joined the […]