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 16, 2016

Group questioning transparency of Christian afterschool club to host Skowhegan discussion

The Maine president of the Freedom From Religion Foundation said Monday that the group has concerns about the Good News Club’s message.
Published
May 16, 2016

Boy Scout chaperone dies in West Forks rafting accident

Michael Arena, of Lexington, Massachusetts, was on a commercial rafting trip with North Country Rivers when he was thrown from the boat in a series of rapids, the Maine Warden Service said.
Published
May 14, 2016

Unity College graduates 128

Commencement speaker Rue Mapp, founder of the nonprofit group Outdoor Afro, told the class of 2016 that stewardship for the natural world has never been more important or more necessary than it is today.
Published
May 14, 2016

Thomas College graduates more than 200

In a Saturday ceremony, President Laurie Lachance reminded the class of 2016 that who they are is just as important as the work they do; and commencement speaker Lawrence Sterrs advised graduates to keep two words in mind — “attitude” and “respect.”
Published
May 14, 2016

SAD 12 residents to consider small budget increase

Residents in Jackman and Moose River will be asked to give initial approval to a proposed $2.24 million school budget Tuesday, a less than 1 percent increase over the current budget.
Published
May 13, 2016

Local teachers among finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year

Selina Warren, of Kingfield Elementary School; Andrew Forster of Messalonskee High School; and Tammy Ranger, of Skowhegan Area Middle School were among 15 teachers recognized Friday as County Teachers of the Year.
Published
May 13, 2016

Madison Electric Works to build large solar farm at business park

Construction is expected to start at the end of the month on a 4.8-megawatt solar farm in the Madison Business Gateway, which is more than twice the size of any currently operating in the state.
Published
May 12, 2016

RSU 18 residents give initial approval to proposed $34.6 million budget

The budget, up less than 1 percent from the current year’s, met some opposition Thursday from residents who said it is not affordable for the district’s older residents.
Published
May 12, 2016

Madison school district planning to use reserves to finance budget

The proposed $9.6 million school budget is up less than 1 percent from the current budget, but officials plan to use more than $1 million of the district’s reserve account to fund it.
Published
May 10, 2016

Three of four SAD 74 towns approve budget

The $9.9 million budget was approved overall Tuesday, although residents in Embden rejected it after an attempt earlier this year to get the district to change part of its school tax funding formula.