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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PublishedMay 6, 2011
Feature obituary: Allen Rowe Jr., 86, owner of building material supply company
CAPE ELIZABETH – Allen Rowe Jr., retired owner of the former Charles S. Chase Co. and a dedicated volunteer for the Cape Elizabeth Fire Department, who generously gave back to the community, died early Thursday. He was 86. Mr. Rowe was a third generation owner of Charles S. Chase Co., a former building material supply […]
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PublishedMay 5, 2011
Jane Martin, 70, ‘the best’ mother, wife, Legion volunteer
WESTBROOK – Jane Martin left Mercy Hospital in Portland last week to spend her final days at home with her husband and three children and their families. Mrs. Martin had terminal cancer and she knew her time was limited. “She couldn’t wait to get out of the hospital,” said her husband, David Martin of Westbrook. […]
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PublishedMay 4, 2011
Feature obituary: Lisa Ballou, 42, formed strong bonds, enjoyed co-workers, pets
SCARBOROUGH – Lisa Ballou’s family held hands around her bedside Saturday night at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough as a priest performed the sacrament of baptism. She wasn’t a deeply religious person, but she believed in God and wasn’t afraid to die, said her boyfriend, John Torpie of Scarborough. He said Monday that […]
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PublishedMay 3, 2011
Feature obituary: Lisa Ballou, 42, lived lifeto fullest as she fought breast cancer
SCARBOROUGH – Lisa Ballou’s family held hands around her bedside Saturday night at the Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough as a priest performed the sacrament of baptism. She wasn’t a deeply religious person, but she believed in God and wasn’t afraid to die, said her boyfriend, John Torpie of Scarborough. He said Monday that […]
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PublishedApril 29, 2011
Feature obituary: Anne LaValley, 55, caring court employee and family inspiration
LEBANON – Anne LaValley, a 30-year employee at the York County Courthouse who had an infectious smile and lived life to the fullest, died Wednesday. She was 55. Family and friends will gather tonight at the Carll Heald & Black Funeral Home in Springvale to celebrate the life of Mrs. LaValley — a woman who […]
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PublishedApril 26, 2011
Feature Obituary: Richard LeMont, 43, clam digger, clean-water activist, helped many
PHIPPSBURG — Richard LeMont was a well-respected clam digger and a caretaker for many cottages that line the Kennebec River. He grew up digging clams in the flats of the Kennebec and made his living on and along the water, doing odd jobs such as building docks, landscaping or repairing boats. On April 7, Mr. […]
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PublishedApril 25, 2011
Precast parts begin to arrive at Veterans Bridge
There may be up to four deliveries a day through October but the Maine Department of Transportation expects little impact on traffic.
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PublishedApril 23, 2011
Feature Obituary: Brian LaBonte, 49, loved karaoke, riding his Harley-Davidson
GORHAM – Brian LaBonte sat in his motorized wheelchair in front of a rowdy crowd of more than 200 people last month and belted out his final karaoke performance to “Born to Be Wild.” The event, dubbed a “croaking party,” was held March 13 at the Portland Eagles Club to honor and celebrate Mr. LaBonte, […]
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PublishedApril 23, 2011
Firefighter is coming home with new lungs
George Carman, who got a double lung transplant in February, comes home to New Gloucester today.
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PublishedApril 22, 2011
Double lung recipient coming home Saturday
George Carman, a New Gloucester volunteer firefighter, received a double lung transplant in February.
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