NEW HIRES Cheryl Tucker joined the Maine Cancer Foundation as executive director. Tucker, of Brunswick, brings 20 years of cancer-related public health experience, most recently at the MaineHealth Cancer Care Network. She will join the organization on May 13. Marty Grohman joined the Environmental and Energy Technology Council of Maine as its executive […]
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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Girls on the Run welcomes four new board members.
Thomashow joins Red Jacket Resorts as regional sales account manager
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Vitalius Real Estate Group hires two associate brokers
NEW HIRES Vitalius Real Estate Group hired Rachel Davey and Jes Wallimann as associate brokers in its downtown Portland real estate brokerage team. Davey specializes in Portland and the surrounding towns. She previously worked as an elementary school teacher. She is also an active volunteer for Junior Achievement. Wallimann brings an extensive knowledge […]
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Feature obituary: Maggie Brown, 25, smart, adventurous young woman who struggled with addiction
She loved the ocean and animals, and was passionate about music, reading and writing, her family says.
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Frances Hoye, devoted wife and mother, dies at 85
She and her husband raised 5 children at their home in Cumberland Center.
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Sevee & Maher Engineers names new president and VP
NEW HIRES Northeast Bank announced the appointment of Rachel Edwards as banking center manager of its Poland location. Edwards joins the bank from Androscoggin Bank in Lewiston, where she most recently served as client service supervisor. She lives in Norway. Katie Brann has joined Golden Pond Wealth Management. Brann, of Sidney, previously worked for […]
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Caverly joins Maine Credit Union League as VP of governmental affairs
NEW HIRES The Maine Credit Union League hired Robert Caverly as the new vice president of governmental affairs. Caverly, of Chelsea. began working at the Maine State House in 2010 as the senior Policy advisor to Senate President Kevin Raye. In 2014, he was promoted to serve as chief of staff for Senate President Michael […]
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Deering joins Bangor Savings Bank as VP and mortgage loan officer
NEW HIRES Kaleigh Deering joined Bangor Savings Bank as a vice president and mortgage loan officer at the bank’s Scarborough branch. Deering brings more than 14 years of experience in the financial industry, most recently as a vice president and mortgage loan officer at Norway Savings Bank. She lives in Scarborough. Jonathan Millen, […]
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Morgan Stanley promotes three
NEW HIRES Ralph Good and James Nylund joined Steward Partners as partners in the firm and as a financial planning team, GoodNylund Wealth Management. PROMOTIONS Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in Portland announced the following promotions: William Engelberger, a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley, was promoted to associate vice president. Engelberger joined the […]
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MEREDA recognizes four people for contributions to responsible real estate development.
Several real estate companies make new hires.