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
July 1, 2016

Somerset County road washouts on private land not eligible for emergency funds

This week’s severe rainfall has stranded residents and blocked access to camps, causing concern among emergency personnel.
Published
June 30, 2016

Plan to remove dam draws protesters in Vassalboro

About a dozen residents voice their opposition to the Alewife Restoration Initiative.
Published
June 26, 2016

Anson clerk’s case spotlights lack of town oversight

A prosecutor called Claudia Viles ‘a fox guarding the henhouse,’ but the situation isn’t unique in Maine.
Published
June 25, 2016

Poliquin-Cain rematch garners national attention

History favors his re-election, but the 2016 campaign is rife with unique factors everywhere.
Published
June 22, 2016

Former Anson tax collector Viles found guilty of stealing $500,000 from town

Claudia Viles is ‘in a league of her own’ when it comes to thefts of municipal funds, the prosecutor says. Her lawyer says she will likely appeal.
Published
June 21, 2016

SunEdison sale of Aroostook wind farm raises concerns in Somerset County

An anti-wind development group says it is worried that the sale could mean changes to a proposed development near Moosehead Lake.
Published
June 21, 2016

Auditor testifies to $500,000 gap between Anson excise taxes collected, deposited

The shortage occurred over five years, he says at the trial of a town finance official charged with theft of excise tax money.
Published
June 20, 2016

‘Free range’ Anson tax collector stole about $100,000 a year for 6 years, prosecutor says

Claudia Viles is being tried this week in Somerset County Superior Court, charged with 13 counts related to money missing from the town office.
Published
June 16, 2016

Police arrest Newport man they found hiding in bed’s box spring

Zachary McFarlin was wanted on four warrants citing seven charges, and police said they’d been looking for him for ‘a couple of months’ before his arrest Wednesday morning.
Published
June 14, 2016

Cause of fire at summer camp in Oakland undetermined

A boat storage building, as well as kayaks, canoes and other equipment, were destroyed in the blaze at Camp Manitou, a summer camp for boys on East Pond.

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