MEMIC also names James Romano vice president/corporate risk officer.
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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North joins Maine Behavioral Healthcare
NEW HIRES Elizabeth Turner joined Skinner Auctioneers and Appraisers as regional director for Maine and New England. Turner is a graduate gemologist and brings more than 10 years of experience in appraising fine jewelry. James Cassida joined Tetra Tech in Portland as senior program director, energy and natural resources. Cassida spent the past […]
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Marchetti named director of student success at Hebron Academy
NEW HIRES Courtney Marchetti was named director of student success at Hebron Academy. Marchetti brings nearly 15 years experience in child psychiatry. She previously had her own private practice and served as director of health services at the Hillside School in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Joy S. Naifeh joined the Biddeford law firm, Woodman Edmands […]
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Feature obituary: Longtime owner of iconic Camp Ellis restaurant dies at 77
Colin T. Wormwood Sr. ran the former Wormwood’s – whose patrons included Red Sox and Patriots players and one president – for over 50 years.
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Brann promoted to financial adviser at Golden Pond Wealth Management
NEW HIRES United Way of Kennebec Valley hired Michelle Boyer as director of resource development and marketing. Boyer, of Augusta, brings experience in nonprofit fundraising, marketing and event planning from various organizations including the YMCA, the National Psoriasis Foundation and the American Cancer Society. Chris Giroux joined Allied Engineering Inc. Giroux is a graduate […]
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O’Leary named president of Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
NEW HIRES Northern Light Health named Rand O’Leary the next president of Eastern Maine Medical Center. In this role, O’Leary will also serve as a Northern Light Health’s senior vice president. O’Leary brings more than 20 years at the helm of health care operations. He was most recently the chief executive for Peace Health Oregon […]
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Maine and Maine Home+Design magazines take top honors at annual Folio Awards
NEW HIRES Animal Wellness Action announced the appointment Gina Garey as director for Maine. Garey, an animal behaviorist, began her role with AWA in July, following four years of service on the Maine State Council for the Humane Society of the United States. Elizabeth Fagan joined Geiger as the director of marketing for […]
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MaineHealth hospital organizations appoint two new leaders
NEW HIRES Trampas Hutches, president and chief executive officer of Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, Colorado, was hired as president of Franklin Community Health Network. Hutches brings more than 20 years experience in hospital management. He succeeds Timothy A. Churchill, who is retiring at the end of the year. Katelynd Sperry joined OTELCO […]
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LoSciuto named executive director of the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Freeport
NEW HIRES Michael R. Epstein M.D. joined Northern Light Pediatric Cardiology as a pediatric/congenital electrophysiologist. Epstein completed his internship and residency in pediatrics, as well as fellowships in both pediatric cardiology and pediatric/congenital electrophysiology, at Boston Children’s Hospital. He is the only pediatric fellowship-trained electrophysiologist who lives and works in Maine. Bruce Theriault joined […]
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Jacob Leger, 38, a fixture in Portland’s restaurant and music scenes
Leger, who was also active in the area’s recovery community, was found dead Monday by Portland police.