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 5, 2013

Home-invasion assault suspect among recent Somerset County indictments

Ronald Scott Brousseau, 49, of Fairfield, was indicted recently on charges he forced his way into the home of an 84-year-old woman and assaulted her adult children.
Published
August 4, 2013

Maine wardens effectively end search for missing AT hiker

The Maine Warden Service said it is “extensively” scaling back efforts to find Geraldine Largay, 66, of Brentwood, Tenn., after an intensive search for the missing Appalachian Trail hiker Sunday turned up no new evidence or leads.
Published
August 3, 2013

Madison fair promotes home energy audits, heating alternatives

An informational fair on energy efficiency at Madison Memorial High School Saturday pointed to the value of a home energy audit in reducing heating costs.
Published
August 2, 2013

Milestones for students, state celebrated at Maine’s first charter school commencement

Friday’s commencement at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences was not only an important day for the school’s 10 graduates, but a historic one for the state.
Published
August 1, 2013

Maine amputees, including South China man, gather in Waterville to meet with ‘Dolphin Tale’ prosthetist

Kevin Carroll, the Florida man who created the dolphin tail prosthesis portrayed in film, met with local amputees, like Roland McLaggan, who are learning to live with prostheses.
Published
August 1, 2013

Pittsfield Municipal Airport renovation project gets lift from federal grant

The Pittsfield Municipal Airport has received a $526,302 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation that will cover 90 percent of the cost of renovations that will start later this year.
Published
July 31, 2013

Federal grant to fund renovations this year at Pittsfield airport

The Pittsfield Municipal Airport has received a grant to cover 90 percent of renovations to the runway.
Published
July 31, 2013

Elderly Farmington man with dementia found after wandering from home

An elderly man who wandered away from his Farmington home early Wednesday morning was found by police with a canine unit several hours after he was reported missing.
Published
July 29, 2013

Starks residents ask for cell tower moratorium

A group of residents are asking Starks selectmen for a moratorium on telecommunications towers, following an application by a Massachusetts-based company to build a cellphone tower on Abijah Hill Road.
Published
July 27, 2013

Film celebrates Skowhegan’s New Balance factory as American success story

“American Made Movie,” a film playing Sunday at Skowhegan’s Strand theater, features the Skowhegan New Balance factory’s success in maintaining relationships with local people, despite pressure from competitors who send the work and jobs overseas.