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
August 13, 2013

Accident in Norridgewock sends 3 to hospital

Police are investigating a one-car accident on Father Rasle Road in Norrdgewock that sent three people to the hospital Monday night.
Published
August 12, 2013

Vacant Burnham mobile home destroyed by fire

A mobile home on Pond Road in Burnham was destroyed Monday afternoon in a fire that required the efforts of four fire departments to extinguish.
Published
August 11, 2013

Madison farmers market opens at former junior high school park

A new farmers market in Madison, open on Sundays, hopes to draw more interest from local farmers and shoppers.
Published
August 9, 2013

Too early for Madison to measure impact of Backyard Farms’ woes

Backyard Farms is a significant part of Madison’s economy, employing about 200 people.
Published
August 9, 2013

Farmington man dead in Route 27 New Vineyard collision

William Ellsworth, 57, collided head-on with a tractor-trailer, according to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols.
Published
August 9, 2013

Skowhegan State Fair, most of central Maine succumb to soaking rain

Friday’s rain washed out many events at the Skowhegan State Fair, soaked the entire central Maine region and continued the wet trend this summer.
Published
August 8, 2013

Starks voters keep door open for cellphone Tower

At special town meeting, residents rejected the moratorium that would have delayed Planning Board action on a proposal for a cell tower on Abijah Hill Road.
Published
August 8, 2013

Canaan home damaged in fire-Thursday

No one was hurt in a Thursday afternoon fire on Brown’s Corner Road that started in the kitchen.
Published
August 7, 2013

Train disaster rattles Maine’s upcountry economy

The economic effects of the train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, has been felt in both Canada and Maine, including Jackman.
Published
August 6, 2013

Starks residents fret over health effects of proposed cellphone tower

Some Starks residents are concerned that a proposed cellphone tower on Abijah Hill Road would pose a threat to the health of them, their children and the area’s farmland.