Rachel Ohm

Press Herald

Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. It’s her third beat at the paper after stints covering City Hall and education. Prior to her arrival at the Press Herald in the summer of 2019, Rachel worked at the Morning Sentinel in Waterville, covering Franklin and Somerset counties, and the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee, covering higher education. She has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and when she’s not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.

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Published
May 14, 2019

Counterprotest planned at Waterville Drag Queen Story Hour

Protesters and counterprotesters have said they will gather June 1 at the Drag Queen Story Hour at the Children’s Book Cellar in Waterville.
Published
May 13, 2019

Company planning to make insulation at former Madison mill receives $250,000 grant

The award from the U.S. Forest Service will fund product testing and marketing for GO Lab Inc. at the former Madison Paper Industries mill in Madison.
Published
May 13, 2019

Waterville children’s bookstore gets backlash for drag queen event

Drag Queen Story Hour at the Children’s Book Cellar is intended to educate and share the culture of LGBTQ people in the community, but some question its motives and appropriateness.
Published
May 9, 2019

Buyouts total $417,000 for 3 SAD 49 administrators

Superintendent Reza Namin says the money will come from insurance and funds left over in the current budget.
Published
May 8, 2019

CMP says it won’t use herbicides in proposed new power line corridor

But some opponents of the New England Clean Energy Connect project say the promise doesn’t touch other environmental concerns in the 53 miles of new transmission line corridor from Beattie Township through The Forks.
Published
May 6, 2019

Driver killed in Pittsfield crash on U.S. Route 2

A 90-year-old man was killed after his car veered off the road and struck a tree on U.S. Route 2 Monday afternoon, police said.
Published
May 5, 2019

CMP power line challenges way of life in off-the-grid Somerset County

For a handful of year-round residents and camp owners in the unorganized territory, a proposed corridor brings concerns and questions at the heart of why they live there.
Published
May 3, 2019

Waterville appeals board upholds rights of Colby students to vote in city

The Voter Registration Appeals Board ruled unanimously that 66 voters whose registrations were challenged were valid on the basis that they had taken oaths of residency and provided proof of physical address.
Published
April 26, 2019

Fairfield area school superintendent apologizes after board leadership upended

SAD 49 Superintendent Reza Namin said he failed to engage enough with students and pledged to establish new lines of communication with them following controversy over his restructuring plan.
Published
April 25, 2019

Fairfield area superintendent’s job to be discussed by board after calls for resignation

The SAD 49 school board vice chairman resigned from his title and the chairwoman was ousted from her leadership position following pleas from residents, students and staff and rounds of voting by the board Thursday night.

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