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
March 18, 2015

Anson still investigating $77K bookkeeping issue

Selectmen have been discussing a personnel issue related to $77,000 that was expected to be collected in excise taxes but has disappeared from the town account.
Published
March 17, 2015

Moscow residents approve funding for bicentennial clock

A proposal to raise money for a community clock commemorating the town’s 200th anniversary narrowly passed at Monday night’s town meeting.
Published
March 17, 2015

Two Somerset County men face child porn charges

Jerome Ellis, of Fairfield, and Paul Frey, of Canaan, were arrested in separate incidents, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Published
March 17, 2015

Robert Redford to speak at Colby commencement

Waterville-area film buffs say the appearance by the actor and founder of the Sundance Film Festival in Waterville will draw attention to the region’s support of independent film.
Published
March 17, 2015

Firefighter assaulted by man refusing to leave burning Sidney home, officials say

The man and two other occupants of the house survived, but the home was destroyed, according to the Sidney fire chief.
Published
March 15, 2015

Farmington forestry program training the next generation of loggers

A demand for loggers skilled in the high-tech modern practice of the ancient trade has prompted an expansion in logging certification programs at technical schools in Maine
Published
March 14, 2015

Starks residents reduce amount to be raised for roof repairs

The town hopes to apply for a grant that would help offset the cost of repairing the leaky community center roof, a project that is estimated to cost $70,000.
Published
March 14, 2015

Moscow voters to plan for town’s bicentennial

Two proposals related to the town’s 2016 bicentennial celebration are among 64 items to be considered at Monday night’s Town Meeting.
Published
March 11, 2015

Alfond Center students explore photography ‘journeys’ with Colby fellow

Photographer Eric Gottesman, who spent years documenting the effects of AIDS on young people in Ethiopia, has been working the past few months with Waterville kids.
Published
March 10, 2015

Starks residents to consider roofing, road projects

Selectmen and the town Budget Committee are asking for $70,000 to be appropriated for a new roof at the Starks Community Center.