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
August 25, 2015

Two drivers charged in Farmington collision

A South Portland man was charged with distracted driving, and a Sidney man had a suspended license, police said.
Published
August 24, 2015

Norridgewock grants permit to upcoming music festival

An organizer of the festival said he plans to look into whether a beer garden is possible, although town officials say there is not enough time to change state laws that residents voted on in a referendum decades ago.
Published
August 23, 2015

Naturalist opens group’s eyes to Madison park’s history, ecology

Kate Drummond shows uses Native Americans put nature to during Madison-Anson Days.
Published
August 23, 2015

While Madison paper mill awaits ruling on duties, factors like energy costs still loom over plant

Impending layoffs at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay a reminder of Madison Paper’s vulnerability.
Published
August 23, 2015

Starks pilot uninjured after plane crashes into hemlock trees

The cause of the crash is unknown, according to pilot Steve Rackliff, and the Federal Aviation Administration will not be investigating.
Published
August 23, 2015

Oakland fire seriously injures occupant of mobile home

The cause of the fire on 10 Lots Road is under investigation.
Published
August 22, 2015

Skowhegan State Fair wraps up with Saturday pig scramble

The event, in which children compete to catch and keep a pig, drew about 350 spectators on the fair’s final day.
Published
August 21, 2015

Norridgewock festival beer garden taps turned off

Organizers of the Great North music festival at Last Breath Farm say the town initially approved a beer garden, but the town’s adherence to state blue laws make it impossible to operate one.
Published
August 20, 2015

Layoff of 300 at Jay mill hits town’s residents hard

The layoffs, part of a companywide plan to reduce production capacity, will affect friends, families and local businesses, residents say.
Published
August 19, 2015

Norridgewock manager: Sewer malfunction could yield fines

The board informally asked the town manager Wednesday night to draft a letter to sewer commissioners asking for a plan to get the wastewater treatment facility up to par.