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 25, 2016

Little hope for outside help seen after tour of devastated Somerset County roads

Gov. Paul LePage referred a request for emergency help to Speaker of the House Mark Eves, but accused Eves of being “not interested in properly funding bills that benefit the Maine people.”
Published
July 24, 2016

Somerset County program offers community service in place of jail time for paying offenders

A new alternative sentencing program through the Somerset County Jail allows those convicted of nonviolent minor offenses to avoid a jail sentence.
Published
July 22, 2016

Moscow residents enjoy rare opportunity to send mail from home

In a town with no post office, residents flocked to Town Hall on Friday to send mail during a special event run in conjunction with the town’s bicentennial celebration.
Published
July 22, 2016

Anson man charged in hit-and-run accident

Police said Larry L. Swett admitted to hitting two pedestrians in Anson earlier this month and had been hiding from police because he panicked.
Published
July 22, 2016

Former Weathervane site could be home to another chain restaurant

Although the building at 470 Kennedy Memorial Drive that once housed The Silent Woman was recently torn down and there are no solid plans for redevelopment, the owners are talking to national chains.
Published
July 20, 2016

Poliquin refuses to comment on Trump after GOP nomination

U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin toured a Hartland tannery Wednesday and said only ‘I don’t get involved in the presidential election’ in response to a question about whether he backs the Republican presidential nominee.
Published
July 20, 2016

Somerset County commissioners renew police contract with Madison

The contract approved Wednesday extends the agreement between Madison and the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office for shared services and includes a change regarding how officer training is paid for.
Published
July 19, 2016

Two new principals among latest SAD 59 changes

The appointments Tuesday night of Jessica Ward and Ryan Arnold come after former junior high and high school principal Bonnie Levesque was named interim superintendent of the Madison school district.
Published
July 18, 2016

Golf ball-size hail falls as severe weather pounds northern Franklin, Somerset counties

The National Weather Service issued severe weather and tornado warnings Monday afternoon as storms moved east across the region, bringing down trees and cutting power to thousands.
Published
July 17, 2016

Attendance, praise for programming strong at this year’s MIFF

The 19th annual Maine International Film Festival concluded Sunday, having drawn about 10,000 people to the 10-day festival celebrating independent and foreign films.