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.

Latest

Published
May 10, 2016

Somerset County sheriff investigates abuse allegations against St. Albans teacher

Parents say a kindergarten teacher at St. Albans Consolidated School physically and verbally abuses children in her classroom.
Published
May 9, 2016

Madison mill closure likely to result in lower valuation

While officials debate a revaluation for Madison Paper, they also expect a small loss of tax revenue when the company that produces chemicals for the paper-making process leaves town.
Published
May 8, 2016

Madison residents to consider local food ordinance

Bingham and Solon recently passed similar ordinances aimed at preserving the right of farmers and producers to sell directly to customers.
Published
May 8, 2016

Canaan fire victims say they were targets because they’re gay

Brian Aldo Baldie and Ron Pelletier lost their home and seven pets in an arson in September, but authorities say the man charged burned the home over a money dispute, not the occupants’ sexual orientation.
Published
May 6, 2016

Caratunk innkeepers reflect on hotel’s 200-year history

Eric Angevine and his son Zachary are the most recent innkeepers of the 200-year-old Sterling Inn, which began as a stagecoach stop between Boston and Quebec and now serves Appalachian Trail hikers.
Published
May 5, 2016

Troy mobile home fire under investigation

The homeowner was at her brother’s house on the same property at around 6 p.m. Wednesday and returned to find her house on fire, according to the fire chief.
Published
May 5, 2016

Former Madison police officers accuse town of age discrimination

David Trask and Joseph Mitchell have filed complaints with the Maine Human Rights Commission alleging age-related bias when the department merged with the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office.
Published
May 5, 2016

Colby food service employees expected to be rehired under new company

The college announced Wednesday it will contract with California-based Bon Apetit for food services beginning July 1, and the company probably will offer jobs to the school’s roughly 140 dining services workers.
Published
May 5, 2016

Waterville man denies sexual assault of 73-year-old woman

Mark Halle, accused of breaking into the woman’s home and raping her at gunpoint in February, pleaded not guilty to six charges in Kennebec County Superior Court.
Published
May 4, 2016

Fairfield woman accused of murdering newborn to be evaluated at Riverview

Kayla Stewart, charged in January with murdering her son, will be in the custody of the Department of Health and Human Services and undergo evaluation at the state psychiatric hospital.