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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October 11, 2014

Canaan celebrates opening of new library

After 11 years of planning and fundraising, the Canaan Public Library transitioned on Saturday afternoon from a one-room schoolhouse to a new home on Route 23.
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October 8, 2014

St. Albans, Canaan residents warned about water insurance mailing

Town officials have received complaints about letters from a Connecticut company that has been cited for a misleading water line insurance pitch.
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October 8, 2014

Maine House District 118 candidates air views on energy, welfare

Republican incumbent Larry Dunphy, of Embden, faces Democrat newcomer Matthew Quinn, of Cornville, in the district that consists of northern Somerset County.
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October 6, 2014

Stark voters to decide on road work

Voters in Stark will decide Wednesday whether to add money to the tax rate for road repairs, bulk item trash pick-up and the fire department.
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October 6, 2014

Somerset County towns still hurting, 12 weeks after storm that spawned tornado

Damage to roads, residential properties and municipal buildings is still affecting towns like Starks and St. Albans.
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October 4, 2014

Wanderers Database comes to Somerset County

The mother of an autistic son, Linda Lee, of Belfast, helped police to develop a program that has spread to 22 agencies around Maine.
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October 3, 2014

Huhtamaki mill fire reignites, forces evacuation

A fire that started on a paper making machine and spread to electrical wires forced a temporary shutdown on one machine early Friday morning.
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October 2, 2014

Executives call natural gas vital for central Maine mills

While Verso’s closure in Bucksport won’t impact upon central Maine mills, the cost of energy is increasingly a factor in their financial health.
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October 1, 2014

Male panel at Waterville forum speaks out against domestic violence

During a panel discussion Wednesday at Thomas College, members of the community responded to Ray Rice’s suspension from the NFL.
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September 30, 2014

Oakland exhibit highlights local war photographer’s experience

After her father died in 2012, Margo Ann Leavitt Pullen was inspired to curate a collection of his photographs, including one of Marilyn Monroe.