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 16, 2014

Police arrest third suspect in Skowhegan heroin case

Kyle Green turned himself in to police on Thursday and confessed to selling heroin, according to court records.
Published
May 16, 2014

Food truck brings free food to Bingham

A truck that operates as a mobile food pantry distributed more than 5,000 pounds of food on Friday as part of a program run by the Good Shepherd Food Bank.
Published
May 14, 2014

Mobile food pantry to come to Bingham

Anyone in the Bingham area in need of food assistance is invited to come to the Bingham Area Health Center on Friday for distribution.
Published
May 14, 2014

Skowhegan men arrested on allegations of heroin trafficking

The arrests follow the search of a home on North School Street where police found heroin and other evidence of drug trafficking.
Published
May 13, 2014

SAD 74 residents reject school budget

The proposed $9.23 million budget was rejected in four of the district’s five communities on Tuesday.
Published
May 12, 2014

New Balance moves ahead with fence construction in Norridgewock

Construction started on the 8-foot fence Monday despite opposition from neighbors on Depot Street.
Published
May 12, 2014

SAD 74 residents to vote on $9.23 million budget

The proposed budget for the 2014-2015 school year includes elimination of two teaching positions and fewer hours for the high school principal.
Published
May 12, 2014

Norridgewock couple contends New Balance is bullying them over the property line

Lisa and John Ames have hired a lawyer to contest the shoe manufacturer’s plans to install a fence.
Published
May 10, 2014

Unity College graduates 146 students

Saturday’s commencement was highlighted by keynote speaker and documentary filmmaker Celine Cousteau.
Published
May 8, 2014

Old Canada Road officials aim to complete trails by September 2015

Complications in obtaining federal funding slowed the project at first, but now organizers say it’s definitely going to happen.