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 23, 2016

Madison Paper production ends after 38 years

Production at the mill ended Saturday and there has been no change in the search for buyers, according to the mill president and CEO.
Published
May 21, 2016

Community effort revitalizes Bingham youth sports

Participation in the town’s youth sports programs has doubled since last year after an influx of residents volunteered to rebuild playing fields and dugouts, and coach teams.
Published
May 21, 2016

Winslow teen’s Apple collection lays groundwork for Fairfield museum

Alex Jason and his father, Bill, are partnering with Good Will-Hinckley to bring their Apple computer collection to a planned Maine Technology Museum.
Published
May 20, 2016

Wilton man in stable condition after Mercer crash

William Van Ginneken’s pickup truck crossed the centerline on U.S. Route 2 on Thursday, hitting a truck, and he was taken to the hospital for multiple broken bones, police said.
Published
May 19, 2016

Madison students study Maine’s salmon population

As part of the Fish Friends program, students at Madison Junior High School released young fish into the Sandy River, the site of a larger salmon restoration project by the Maine Department of Marine Resources.
Published
May 19, 2016

Misery Ridge wind project won’t be affected by zoning change

Landowner Weyerhaeuser withdrew its appeal of the Somerset County community’s decision to opt out of fast-track wind development zoning, but it doesn’t mean a proposed 26-turbine project isn’t coming, officials said.
Published
May 18, 2016

Residents flock to Skowhegan meeting to defend Good News Club

Freedom From Religion Foundation members say some parents are unaware of club’s Christian teachings at the afterschool program at Bloomfield Elementary School.
Published
May 18, 2016

Jackman, Moose River residents give initial approval to school budget

The proposed budget is up less than 1 percent, but taxes are slated to increase in both towns.
Published
May 16, 2016

Madison residents give first approval to school budget

The district stands to receive an additional $585,000 in school funding under new legislation aimed at providing relief to communities that have seen a large loss in property tax losses.
Published
May 16, 2016

Bingham man arrested on several charges following weekend incident

A Maine state police trooper said she happened upon a domestic disturbance and that police from three agencies were needed to restrain Jonathan Rivera before he could be arrested.