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 15, 2013

SAD 74 budget approved overall; towns will see slight tax increase

The school district will need to raise more money from taxpayers in order to support a $9.08 million budget that was approved by voters Tuesday for the upcoming school year.
Published
May 14, 2013

Rangeley Lake search comes up empty Tuesday, as lost snowmobiler’s father waits

The Maine Warden Service on Tuesday could not locate the bodies of John Spencer Jr., 41, of Litchfield, and Ken Henderson, 40, of China, both lost in December after going though the ice on Rangeley Lake.
Published
May 13, 2013

Anson family closes memorial skate park, citing cash crunch

A skate park opened in 2006 in memory of Damon Lasley has closed, because his family doesn’t have the money to make necessary repairs to keep it safe.
Published
May 13, 2013

Two men allegedly confess to 2012 Kingfield robbery

Kaleb Bowring, 20, of Madison, and Matthew Santamore, 22, of Vassalboro, confessed to police Monday to robbing Tranten’s Too of about $800 in cash that they split between themselves, according to police.
Published
May 12, 2013

Phillips Elementary credits staff, community and clear goals for A rating from state

A supportive community, experienced staff members and consistent expectations are the reasons why Phillips Elementary School was one of only 42 elementary and middle schools to receive an A under a new letter grading system unveiled by Gov. Paul LePage earlier this month, Principal Felecia Pease said.
Published
May 7, 2013

Lewiston fires raise arson, prevention concerns for local officials

WATERVILLE — A series of three large fires in Lewiston has others around the state thinking about the risk in their own communities.
Published
May 6, 2013

State fire marshal reports cause of downtown Waterville fire unknown

The cause of a downtown Waterville fire that destroyed one building and damaged two others on Friday is undetermined, investigators said Monday. Sgt. Tim York, of the State Fire Marshal’s Office, confirmed that the fire did originate from a third-floor deck, could not definitively say what caused it.
Published
May 6, 2013

Fairfield man charged with alleged Norridgewock stabbing on Sunday

Joshua Cummings, 27, of Fairfield, allegedly stabbed Joshua Marx, 34, of Norridgewock, outside a Norridgewock home early Sunday on Bigelow Hill Road.
Published
May 6, 2013

Bingham woman recovering after Saturday night stabbing

Rebecca Parker, 33, of Bingham, is in good condition at Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, after a stabbing that took place Saturday night near a laundromat on Main Street.
Published
May 5, 2013

Bingham woman’s song celebrates Acadian trek down old Canada Road

Martha Sterling-Golden, of Bingham, is a singer-songwriter who recently wrote a song about immigrants’ journeys down the Canada Road, traveling from Quebec to areas across northern Maine, in the 1830s.