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 8, 2019

CMP says it won’t use herbicides in proposed new power line corridor

But some opponents of the New England Clean Energy Connect project say the promise doesn’t touch other environmental concerns in the 53 miles of new transmission line corridor from Beattie Township through The Forks.
Published
May 7, 2019

RSU 74 residents reject proposed $10.58 million school budget

Superintendent Mike Tracy said recent feedback on the budget, which now will head back to the school board for revisions, is that it is not sustainable.
Published
May 6, 2019

Madison voters give initial approval to $10.2 million school budget

The $10.2 million budget is up less than 1% over the current year, and the amount to be collected from local taxpayers is down $138,133.
Published
May 6, 2019

Driver killed in Pittsfield crash on U.S. Route 2

A 90-year-old man was killed after his car veered off the road and struck a tree on U.S. Route 2 Monday afternoon, police said.
Published
May 6, 2019

Central Maine Growth Council to host virtual job fair

Job seekers can browse employers and choose times to video chat during the first-of-its-kind virtual job fair Tuesday.
Published
May 6, 2019

RSU 74 residents to vote on proposed $10.58 million budget

On Tuesday, voters in the Anson-based school district will consider a 4.86% budget increase and an average increase to taxpayers of 5.37%.
Published
May 6, 2019

Burnham man seriously injured in weekend ATV crash

Gerald Erving remains in critical condition at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center, a hospital spokeswoman said Monday.
Published
May 5, 2019

Video: CMP power line challenges way of life in off-the-grid Somerset County

For a handful of year-round residents and camp owners in the unorganized territory, a proposed power line corridor through an otherwise off-the-grid area brings concerns and questions at the heart of why they live there.
Published
May 3, 2019

Waterville appeals board upholds rights of Colby students to vote in city

The Voter Registration Appeals Board ruled unanimously that 66 voters whose registrations were challenged were valid on the basis that they had taken oaths of residency and provided proof of physical address.
Published
May 1, 2019

Franklin County committee reviews preliminary budget numbers

The Budget Committee will take a first vote on the spending plan May 20, after which it will head to a public hearing June 5.