Mrs. Libby was recognized in March as the oldest resident at all of Avesta’s 68 properties.
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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Feature obituary: Thomas Mulkern, 65, ‘iconic’ Peaks Island man
Mr. Mulkern, known for his trademark beard and frank honesty, died unexpectedly on Tuesday.
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Feature obituary: Mary McCarvel, 90, lived with energetic, generous spirit
Before settling in Maine, Mrs. McCarvel worked for the British Civil Service during World War II and assisted with plans for bombing raids of Germany.
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Feature obituary: Dr. Omar ‘Chip’ Crothers, 71, changed lives of thousands
Dr. Crothers was a prominent Portland surgeon and the driving force behind the formation of Maine Handicapped Skiing.
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Feature obituary: Alexander MacNichol Jr., 78, former judge
Mr. MacNichol began a private law practice in the early 1960s in South Portland, and later became one of the first to volunteer for Pine Tree Legal Assistance.
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Feature obituary: David Soule, 62, inspired special-ed students, others
Mr. Soule was struck by a car at age 3 and was told he would never walk again. He proved them wrong, and his will inspired others.
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Feature obituary: Roland Pelletier Jr., 63, counselor of veterans, student advocate
Mr. Pelletier Jr. was a decorated Army veteran who served two tours in Vietnam and received numerous commendations for his service.
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Feature obituary: Lester Wood, 48, security supervisor at Bowdoin College
Mr. Wood also worked for the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office for 16 years, first as a patrol deputy and later as a sergeant.
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Feature obituary: Murray Rosen, 85, Disney cartoonist, businessman, loved by many
Mr. Rosen, 85, grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and worked as a cartoonist for multiple famous studios, but he settled down in Portland after getting married in 1956.
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Feature Obituary: Lillian Ricker, 74, enjoyed driving kids on school bus
If you attended a Westbrook school in the past 40 years or so, you probably knew ‘Lil.’