Schofield promoted at Hopkinson & Abbondanza

Melanie Creamer Staff Writer

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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October 2, 2019

Schofield promoted at Hopkinson & Abbondanza

PROMOTIONS Attorney Gerald (Jay) Schofield Jr. was promoted to partner at Hopkinson & Abbondanza, PA. Schofield, of Brunswick, has practiced with the firm for the last eight years, bringing to the firm extensive experience in residential and commercial real estate; estate planning and probate matters; corporate and business planning; and general civil litigation. BOARD […]
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September 30, 2019

Power promoted to director of CourageLIVES

NEW HIRES Stefanie Joy Muscat joined Acadia Family Center as executive director. Muscat, of Bass Harbor, brings more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, including 13 years as a consultant focusing on governance, management, strategic planning, community relations and fundraising. She was previously director of advancement for the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor. […]
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September 30, 2019

Power promoted to director of CourageLIVES

NEW HIRES Stefanie Joy Muscat joined Acadia Family Center as executive director. Muscat, of Bass Harbor, brings more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, including 13 years as a consultant focusing on governance, management, strategic planning, community relations and fundraising. She was previously director of advancement for the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor. […]
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September 26, 2019

Caldwell joins Maine Source Homes & Realty as a sales agent
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September 25, 2019

Hardy joins Sea Bags as wholesale channel manager

NEW HIRES Nicole Hardy joined Sea Bags as wholesale channel manager. Hardy brings extensive experience in the retail and wholesale industry. She previously served as general manager at Pottery Barn. She also serves on the board of directors for the American Heart Association of Maine. Kaitlyn Bernard joined The Nature Conservancy in Maine […]
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September 24, 2019

Thurston joins HeadInvest as senior VP and portfolio manager

NEW HIRES Odette Thurston joined HeadInvest as senior vice president and portfolio manager in its private wealth management team. Thurston brings more than 30 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She currently serves as vice chair of the Maine Island Trail Association. Amanda Swart joined Fontaine Family – The Real Estate Leader […]
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September 19, 2019

Betsy Parsons, 65, English teacher in Portland who advocated for LGBTQ youths

She helped found GLSEN Southern Maine and was instrumental in creating about 90 gay-straight alliance groups in high schools across Maine.
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September 19, 2019

Maine Audubon announces new hires, promotions

NEW HIRES Maine Audubon announces new hires: Tracy Hart was hired as a wildlife ecologist. Hart brings more than two decades of experience in wildlife conservation and environmental education. Melissa Kim was named director of communications and marketing. Kim was most recently the editorial director at Islandport Press. She previously worked in […]
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September 18, 2019

Chase Custom Homes hires project manager and director of its new child care center

NEW HIRES Chase Custom Homes in Westbrook announced two new hires. Karissa Guay was hired as director of The Playhouse Child Care Center in Gray. Guay brings more than 12 years of education experience. The Playhouse is expected to open this fall. Nick Moulton was hired as a project manager. Moulton brings […]
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September 17, 2019

Maine Medical Partners announces new hires

NEW HIRES Maine Medical Partners announces the following new hires. Marie Caldwell, M.D., joined MMP – Endocrinology & Diabetes. Caldwell brings experience from the University of North Carolina Hospitals, where she completed her residency and served as chief resident and endocrinology fellowship. Scott Statman, M.D., joined MMP – Hospital Medicine. Statman […]