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 24, 2015

Colby College graduates told they are the ones to re-tell the world’s story

Commencement speaker Robert Redford advised the graduates to keep two words in mind as they go forward: hope and collaboration.
Published
May 24, 2015

Two hospitalized in Sidney motorcycle accident

The driver of the bike suffered a medical event that caused him to lose control, police said.
Published
May 23, 2015

Waterville father-son team to be featured ‘America Ninja Warrior’

Jonathan Alexis and his son, also Jonathan Alexis, are competing in the seventh season of the NBC show, which premieres at 8 p.m. Monday.
Published
May 23, 2015

Winslow camp damaged in fire

The camp owner was able to contain the fire with a garden hose while waiting for firefighters to arrive on scene Saturday morning.
Published
May 23, 2015

Rockwood’s Betty Reckards is always on call

The 83-year-old EMT is often the first to arrive on scene at medical calls and fires in Somerset County’s unorganized territory.
Published
May 21, 2015

McCabe mill town tax-relief bill passes in committee

L.D. 281 would require the state to use up-to-date valuations to calculate revenue sharing and school funding in communities such as Skowhegan and Madison.
Published
May 21, 2015

Work begins on new Norridgewock fire station

Construction workers poured the first concrete for the new structure earlier this week, and the project should be completed by late fall.
Published
May 20, 2015

Norridgewock officials discuss ordinance with music festival organizers

In preparation for the Great North Music and Arts Festival in September, town officials met with festival organizers Wednesday night to discuss traffic concerns and noise complaints.
Published
May 20, 2015

Anson administrative assistant submits resignation

The selectmen haven’t acted on the request and are hoping to talk Triss Smith out of the move, which comes in the midst of an investigation into the disappearance of $77,000 in town money.
Published
May 19, 2015

Norridgewock officials, festival organizers to review mass-gathering ordinance

The Board of Selectmen has invited the Planning Board and organizers of the Great North Music Festival to a discussion Wednesday about how the ordinance worked during last year’s three-day festival.