PORTLAND — Roger Beauchemin was described Tuesday as a quiet, reserved and good-natured man who lacked self-confidence and struggled to connect with people. Though he experienced many monumental challenges in his life, he rose above them and fulfilled a lifelong mission to help victims of childhood abuse and bullying. Shortly before Mr. Beauchemin died on […]
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: Tom Moulton, 54, devoted dad, owner of paving business
Tom Moulton, a well-respected businessman who owned one of Yarmouth’s most successful paving and construction companies, died on Monday after a fight with brain cancer.
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Feature Obituary: Evelyn Linscott, 60, cleaning pro, generous and caring mother
LIMINGTON — Evelyn Linscott always put her family first. On Monday, 16 relatives packed a conference room at Dolby & Dorr Funeral Chapel in Gorham, crying, laughing and telling stories of a woman who touched so many lives. Mrs. Linscott, a longtime owner of Evie’s Cleaning Service in Buxton and Limington, died Saturday at Maine […]
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Feature obituary: Timothy Haley, 44, successful tire center owner, family man
SOUTH PORTLAND – Timothy Haley was an accomplished businessman who owned Haley’s Tire and Service Center and oversaw its four locations across the state. Though his work was hugely important to him, nothing topped the love he had for his wife Kimberly Haley and their 4-year-old daughter, Mia. Mr. Haley died early Monday after a […]
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Feature Obituary: Joshua Smith, 22, aspiring writer, music lover
He is remembered by family and friends as a funny, generous and intelligent young man who loved music and writing and had a promising future.
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Maine credit unions raise $447,000 to feed hungry
SOUTH PORTLAND – Maine’s credit unions raised a record $446,929 in their annual Campaign for Ending Hunger. The results were announced during a recent gathering at South Portland’s Marriott Hotel featuring remarks by award-winning author Ernest Thompson, writer of the play “On Golden Pond,” which became a classic film. At the event, credit unions were […]
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Feature Obituary: Sonny Noel, 87, one of state’s most respected baseball umpires
GRAY – Sonny Noel, a longtime chairman of the Maine Baseball Hall of Fame, who was widely considered one of the state’s most respected umpires, died suddenly Tuesday. He was 87. Mr. Noel was active in umpiring circles locally and nationally for many years, calling games behind the plate at high school and college games. […]
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Feature obituary: Stanley Goff, 69, longtime firefighter and training instructor
EAST WATERBORO – Stanley Goff, a dedicated firefighter, who served 26 years with the Westbrook Fire Department and taught at the Maine Fire Service Institute, died suddenly Tuesday. He was 69. A firefighter with the department since the early 1970s, Mr. Goff rose through the ranks and became captain of Westbrook’s Engine 1 Call Company. […]
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Feature Obituary: Jordan ‘J.C.’ Smith, 25, free spirit who lived life to its fullest
As first mate on the Schooner Appledore, Jordan “J.C.” Smith often jumped at the chance to be hoisted up the ship’s mast to make repairs and take in the spectacular harbor views. Any one of the crewmen could have performed the exhilarating task. Instead, he eagerly stepped in to help. On Jan. 17, Mr. Smith […]
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Feature Obituary: Philip Daniels, 77, cherished time spent at lakeside camp
SOUTH PORTLAND – Every April, Philip Daniels retreated to his camp tucked 18 miles into the woods, overlooking picturesque Endless Lake in Howland. For the next eight months, he was surrounded by thousands of acres of forest with a backdrop of Mount Katahdin. He spent his days doing what he loved: hunting, fishing, four-wheeling and […]