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
November 4, 2012

Winslow woman hurt in Sunday crash on Garland Road

WINSLOW — A Winslow woman was taken to Inland Hospital on Sunday afternoon, after her car went off the road and into a tree on Garland Road in Winslow.
Published
November 4, 2012

Madison couple dreams of veterans’ shelter on Main Street

MADISON — On a quiet corner of Main Street in Madison is an old building with three storefronts: a bridal shop, hair and nail salon, and a thrift store.
Published
November 3, 2012

Bingham Health Center upgrades dental clinic offices

BINGHAM — Dentist Tamara Diamond used to work out of a single room in the back of the Bingham Health Center here, but now she has four operating spaces and a brand new panoramic X-ray machine.
Published
November 3, 2012

Art imitates food, and vice-versa, in Common Street Arts exhibit

WATERVILLE — Jamie Ribisi-Braley munched on a pumpkin and beet curry with pumpkin cornbread triangles, as she mingled at the opening of a new art exhibit in downtown Waterville Saturday night.
Published
November 3, 2012

Starks shooting victim to undergo further surgery on Sunday

STARKS — Kerry Hebert, the 56-year-old Starks man who was shot near his home after an altercation with a hunting party Wednesday afternoon, is undergoing more surgery today, according to his wife, Town Clerk Jenn Hebert.
Published
November 2, 2012

Mobile home in Hartland destroyed in Friday blaze

HARTLAND — A furnace fire destroyed a single-family mobile home on Canaan Road early Friday morning.
Published
November 1, 2012

Starks shooting details remain unclear as victim recovers from surgery

STARKS — Kerry Hebert is recovering from surgery at a Lewiston hospital Thursday after being shot at close range in a dispute with hunters on his land the day before.
Published
October 31, 2012

Police: Starks shooting investigation could take weeks

Forensic evidence going to crime lab in Augusta. Family says Kerry Hebert, 56, was shot once near his home when he confronted two men and asked them not to hunt on his property. He’s in stable condition this morning, police say.
Published
October 31, 2012

Man shot in Starks in ‘hunting-related incident’

Kerry Hebert was flown to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after he was shot late Wednesday afternoon.
Published
October 29, 2012

Somerset County Libertarians building grass roots effort toward official recognition

SKOWHEGAN — It’s a Tuesday night at Tim Hortons. Carol Piasecki and Donn Chamberlain are sharing a cup of coffee and getting ready for a meeting of the Somerset County Libertarians.