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
October 30, 2013

Cornville, Fairfield charter schools earn favorable state evaluations

Maine Charter School Commission pleased with first years’ performances.
Published
October 30, 2013

Man accused of terrorizing Cornville school awaits psychiatric evaluation

James L. Mayo allegedly threatened Cornville Regional Charter School teachers and a deputy sheriff in September
Published
October 28, 2013

Biologists ask for public input on fisheries

Brown trout from Solon to Fairfield are declining in size and becoming harder to catch.
Published
October 26, 2013

Bingham twins, medical students, recognized for heart research

Brandon Giberson and his twin brother, Tyler, recently were recognized by the American Heart Association for their volunteer work and research on cardiac arrest .
Published
October 25, 2013

AmeriCorps workers needed at Carrabec school

Members are recruited to participate in a program aimed at fulfilling the potential of a $726,800 federal grant awarded to the Carrabec school district.
Published
October 25, 2013

3 men arrested in Norridgewock on drug charges

Police arrested three men Thursday evening after searching a home where they found more than 20 pounds of marijuana, along with cocaine, hashish and several types of prescription pills.
Published
October 25, 2013

Newport teen struck by car, fractures pelvis

A 16-year-old girl suffered a fractured pelvis and possible internal injuries after she was hit by a car while on a crosswalk outside Nokomis Regional High School in Newport Friday morning.
Published
October 25, 2013

Tractor-trailer accident in Madison injuries 1

A woman was taken to the hospital after her car was heavily damaged in a collision with a logging truck on Russell Road Friday morning
Published
October 24, 2013

State to study brown trout population decrease in Kennebec River

Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife next week will launch a two-year study of brown trout in the Kennebec River when hundreds of the fish that have been surgically implanted with microchips will be released from hatcheries into the river and tracked
Published
October 23, 2013

Reward offered in Fairfield hit-and-run accident last week

The owner of a Ford Mustang that was destroyed in a hit-and-run accident is offering a reward for information that could lead to the identification of the driver.