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 27, 2015

Cornville man injured in garage fire

Tony Kimball was taken to Redington-Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan for smoke inhalation and burns on Sunday, the Cornville fire chief said.
Published
July 25, 2015

RSU 19 residents to discuss school budget process

The St. Albans Board of Selectmen will host the discussion, which will follow a special town meeting in which St. Albans residents will consider the creation of drug free areas around parks and sports fields.
Published
July 24, 2015

Smithfield couple discovers newspaper artifacts in bedroom floor

Bob and Linda Webster were surprised to find dozens of Morning Sentinel mats used for hot lead printing in 1944 under the bedroom floor in their camp.
Published
July 24, 2015

Madison, Skowhegan to consider request for lobbying costs

The costs, incurred by the town of Jay, are related to efforts to support legislation that would benefit paper mill towns that have seen recent drops in taxable mill value.
Published
July 23, 2015

Woman charged with OUI after twice crashing van into Waterville restaurant

Elaine Jacques, of Sidney, allegedly crashed her minivan into a parked car on Main Street before putting the vehicle in reverse and slamming into the Jewel of India restaurant twice.
Published
July 22, 2015

Madison couple offering $1,000 reward for information on vandalism

The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office says the investigation into a July 10 vandalism episode is ‘still very much alive,’ though there have been no arrests.
Published
July 19, 2015

Colby College Museum of Art, Inland Hospital team up to X-ray painting

In preparation for an upcoming exhibit on American folk art, the museum and hospital recently X-rayed a 193-year-old painting to aid in the conservation process.
Published
July 16, 2015

Central Maine Egg Festival draws window painters to downtown Pittsfield

The 43rd Central Maine Egg Festival, which runs through Saturday, won’t have its annual big breakfast this year because the frying pan isn’t available.
Published
July 14, 2015

Anson board votes to hold special town meeting on tax collector position

A date has yet to be set for the meeting, at which residents will be asked to vote on changing the job from elective to appointive.
Published
July 14, 2015

Cornville man arrested after allegedly punching his mother

Thomas E. Roy is charged with domestic violence assault after police said the attack left his mother with a concussion and several broken bones in her face.