Melanie Creamer

Portland Press Herald

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Published
October 6, 2017

Firefighters to gather Saturday to honor life of Dean Cressey

Mr. Cressey, a respected Portland firefighter, was the retired captain of the city’s Munjoy Hill fire station.
Published
September 24, 2017

Dying but determined, Gorham hell-raiser attends his own wake

With his days numbered by a grim diagnosis, 64-year-old Jack Fogg invites friends and family to say goodbye to him – in person.
Published
August 2, 2017

Family hits the road race with one thought: ‘We’re running for her’

The Beach to Beacon meant the world to Sherry Carll, a legacy runner who was there from the start. Seven loved ones will run Saturday in her memory.
Published
April 1, 2017

Feature obituary: Eddie Fitzpatrick, 83, longtime Maine Sunday Telegram features editor

He oversaw coverage of Portland’s arts community for nearly three decades.
Published
March 21, 2017

Feature obituary: Loss of Windham High graduate leaves a hole in the community

Jared Malier, a 2011 graduate of Windham High School and a standout athlete, took his own life on Thursday.
Published
January 23, 2017

Greely High graduate killed while walking cross-country for environmental cause

Mark Baumer was hit by an SUV while walking barefoot to raise awareness and money to fight climate change.
Published
December 23, 2016

Ray Richard, panhandler known as mayor of Middle and Exchange streets, gave plenty in the end

Richards, who died Saturday at 55, made his mark on a local law firm, where a partner says, ‘He taught me that you really can’t assume anything about street people.’
Published
September 29, 2016

Saco restaurant owner, former senator, teacher and coach David Kerry dies at 77

He opened the Kerrymen Pub in 1978 with family members and is remembered as a respected businessman and community leader.
Published
May 9, 2016

Maine ski legend John Christie, ‘a larger-than-life character,’ dies at 79

Christie, a member of the Maine Ski Hall of Fame and a Maine Sunday Telegram columnist, died of an apparent heart attack Saturday while working at Camden Hills State Park.
Published
April 23, 2016

After six-decade marriage, Maine couple die within hours of one another

Robert and Lucille Robinson, longtime residents of Cumberland Foreside, ‘knew how to make (love) work.’