An avid outdoorsman, he died while surfing with his son off Cape Cod.
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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Maine Community Foundation names Brendon Reay VP of investments
NEW HIRES The Maine Community Foundation has hired Brendon Reay as its new vice president of investments. Reay is based in the Ellsworth office and directs all aspects of the foundation’s primary investment portfolio. Reay most recently co-founded HarborHouse Partners, a consulting and private equity firm based in Blue Hill. Dawn Pahel has joined Thornton […]
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Physician assistant Amanda Brinkley joins Northern Light Mercy Spine Surgery
NEW HIRES Northern Light Mercy Hospital has hired two physician assistants to its orthopedics and spine surgery programs. Amanda Brinkley has joined Northern Light Mercy Spine Surgery. Brinkley previously worked for Sentara Neurosurgery Specialists at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia. Sorenda Muth, PA-C, joined Northern Light Mercy Orthopedics. Muth previously worked as a clinical […]
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In Maine lawmakers’ offices, Lauretta Torraca was the calm voice at the end of the telephone line
She spent years as a field representative in offices of several members of Congress. In her private life, she was adventurous – and got her first and only tattoo at 93.
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Evelyn Goulette hired as a marketing and events intern at the Institute for Family-Owned Business
NEW HIRES The Institute for Family-Owned Business has hired Evelyn Goulette as a marketing and events intern. Goulette is a student at Thomas College pursuing a bachelor’s degree in communications, public relations and concentrated marketing. Northeast Credit Union has hired Bonnie Ward as vice president of technology. Ward will oversee digital infrastructure, digital development and […]
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Everett ‘Sonny’ Traynor, 94, never liked to sit still for long
In his long life in Portland, he was a lobsterman, a businessman, a sheriff’s deputy and a county commissioner. He walked a mile a day until three weeks before his death.
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Sandy Gilbreath named executive director of Kennebunk Land Trust
NEW HIRES Sandy Gilbreath has been hired as executive director of Kennebunk Land Trust. Gilbreath, of Arundel, previously worked with the Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission, where she led projects related to climate action and environmental sustainability. David Gilman has joined Day’s Jewelers as vice president of finance and a trustee on the new board […]
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Michelle Landry named executive director of Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society
NEW HIRES Michelle Landry has joined the Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society as executive director. Landry brings extensive experience curating and caring for historical, archival, natural history and art collections. She previously worked as superintendent and chief executive of Roosevelt Campobello International Park in New Brunswick, Canada. Portland-based Journey Magazine, which focuses on the addiction […]
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Casey Bouchard, 27, wanted to help others and change the world for the better
She had hoped to return to Zimbabwe to work at an orphanage this summer, but she died of a drug overdose.
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Jennifer Hunt-MacLearn named clinical risk manager at InterMed
NEW HIRES Jennifer Hunt-MacLearn has joined southern Maine health care provider InterMed as clinical risk manager. Hunt-MacLearn brings more than three decades of nursing and administrative experience, including 12 years in risk management at Spring Harbor Hospital, where she served as vice president of operations and chief nursing officer. Casco Bay Wealth Advisors has hired […]
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