After a start in radio and TV, he spent four decades at the newspaper as a political reporter, editorial page editor, editorial writer and columnist.
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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Corey Seigel joins Piper Shores as director of food and nutrition
NEW HIRES Scarborough retirement community Piper Shores has hired Corey Seigel as director of food and nutrition. Seigel will oversee all food and nutrition operations for residents living on the 138-acre oceanside campus. He brings over 33 years of experience in the food industry, which includes country clubs, restaurants, fine hotels and his own venture. […]
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Sylvia Sodergren Carr, 98, retired nurse and devoted member of St. Ansgar Lutheran Church
She was born in 1923 to August and Lena Sodergren, of Stockholm, Maine, in a log cabin built by her Swedish immigrant grandfather.
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Spinnaker Trust adds two new hires in senior leadership roles
NEW HIRES Portland-based wealth management firm Spinnaker Trust has added two new employees in senior leadership roles: Tony Alaimo has joined the firm as senior research analyst. He previously worked for New Jersey financial firm Kalo Capital Management in various key roles including equity analyst and trading/portfolio manager. Jessica Roberts has joined the firm as […]
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Maine Lives Lost: Ronnie Rines, 61, claimed by COVID soon after retiring from BIW
After 40 years on the job, he had dreams of fixing up his house to sell it and simplify his life. He was unvaccinated and tested positive just weeks after he retired.
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Winter Holben architecture & design welcomes five members to its team
NEW HIRES Winter Holben architecture & design announced the following new hires. Emily Wiggin joined the firm as vice president of marketing and operations. Wiggin brings more than 20 years of experience at organizations ranging from small manufacturing to midsize retail to global Fortune 100. Zachary Smith was hired as project architect. Smith brings more […]
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Maine Lives Lost: Barbara MacFarlane, 85, a strong, loving woman who cared for others
The Litchfield woman’s family remembers her giving nature and bemoan that she didn’t get vaccinated because she believed COVID-19 was a hoax.
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Rinck Advertising announces eight new hires
NEW HIRES Rinck Advertising recently announced eight new hires. Libby Belanger was hired as a project coordinator for Rinck’s healthcare and public health accounts. Belanger, of Norway, was previously a marketing and event coordinator at Kardex Remstar. Adrian Bouthot has been hired as a project manager for Rinck’s Unilever International clients and others. He formerly […]
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Taja Wright joins Trademark Federal Credit Union as VP of service and operations
NEW HIRES Taja Wright has joined Trademark Federal Credit Union as vice president of service and operations. Wright brings more than 15 years of managerial experience to the role. Northern Light Pediatric Orthopedics has hired Dr. William Bassett. Bassett completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Orthopedic Residency. He also completed […]
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Ronald L. Grondin Sr., 74, well-known Scarborough mechanic
His family has owned Village Center Auto Care in Scarborough since 1993.