Portland, Maine --MaineToday Media has announced that Cliff Schechtman has been promoted to executive editor of its three daily newspapers and associated websites. MaineToday Media owns The Portland Press Herald, the Kennebec Journal in Augusta and the Morning Sentinel in Waterville.

The Portland Press Herald reported that Schechtman was hired in October as managing editor. He replaces Scott Wasser, who had been executive editor since June 2009.

Schechtman came to Maine from Newsday, based on Long Island, N.Y., where he was associate editor. He has also served as editor of the Cape Cod Times and managing editor of The Times Leader in Wilkes-Barre, Penn.