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
March 27, 2013

Woman struck by driver while tending to injured dog in road

A Skowhegan woman tending to her injured dog on the road also was struck by a car and taken to the hospital Tuesday.
Published
March 27, 2013

Ex-Madison official files discrimination suit against town

Madison’s former economic development director is suing the town after she said she received unfair treatment and was then fired because she was a woman.
Published
March 26, 2013

Driver in Benton interstate accident hospitalized; four passengers treated, released

Nathan Manning-Harris, 28, of Easton, was in stable condition at a Bangor hospital, and four passengers treated at a Waterville hospital, after a single-car accident on Interstate 95 in Benton Monday evening.
Published
March 25, 2013

Bingham arsons connected, State Fire Marshal’s Office says

The State Fire Marshal’s Office has found enough evidence at two Bingham fires that occurred Saturday night that destroyed the town’s public works garage and heavily damaged a business to believe they were done by the same person or persons.
Published
March 24, 2013

Jackman woman seriously hurt in snowmobile accident Sunday evening

Rayeann Milliken, 22, suffered a severe leg injury and loss of blood around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, off the Loop Road in Jackman.
Published
March 24, 2013

Winslow land donation helps connect East Coast Greenway

A donation of 45 acres of land along the Kennebec River will help connect a network of trails in the area and provide a new link to a 2,500-mile mostly paved trail that connects cities from Maine to Florida.
Published
March 24, 2013

Athens public hearing on SAD 59 withdrawal set for Tuesday

A Tuesday public meeting in Athens will provide residents with a chance to ask questions about the SAD 59 withdrawal agreement, which was given a first approval by the state earlier this month.
Published
March 22, 2013

Jackman residents OK $1.8 million budget

Jackman residents Thursday night voted to approve a $1.8 million budget that is $1,000 less than the budget recommended by the budget committee and selectmen.
Published
March 20, 2013

Spring begins in central Maine with shovels, snowblowers and plows

Central Maine welcomed the first day of spring with about a foot of new snow Wednesday, the day after a large snowstorm made its way through the region.
Published
March 20, 2013

State shutters Norridgewock day-care center

The state has shut down a Norridgewock day-care center where the owner’s husband was charged with unlawful sexual contact with three children earlier this month.