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.

Latest

Published
August 23, 2018

Gorham man reportedly swims Kennebec, begs for clothes to escape from police

Corey W. Paradise is wanted on numerous charges in Somerset County including burglary, theft and eluding an officer.
Published
August 23, 2018

Police: 2 injured after Border Protection plane crashes near Pittsfield airport

The plane belonging to U.S. Customs and Border Protection was conducting security operations when it experienced a suspected engine failure, an official said.
Published
August 23, 2018

Police: 2 injured after Border Protection plane crashes near Pittsfield airport

Officials said a pilot tried to land at the Pittsfield airport but was unable to make it and crashed instead on a tree line in Burnham near the Sebasticook River.
Published
August 22, 2018

Biotech company opens lab in Waterville’s Hathaway Creative Center

GenoTyping Center of America, which has a business office in Ellsworth, opened in the Hathaway building in early summer.
Published
August 22, 2018

Maine Farm Days visitors get tips on identifying, removing weeds

The annual Maine Farm Days event continues Thursday with educational and agriculture events at Misty Meadows Farm in Clinton.
Published
August 21, 2018

Franklin commissioners want to know how nonprofit will use money

In an ongoing debate over funding for social services, Franklin County commissioners have asked Western Maine Community Action to explain how they will use their first quarterly payment of the year.
Published
August 21, 2018

Franklin County passes up joining opioid lawsuit

An attorney for the class-action suit called the move a “great disservice” to residents of Franklin County and said they could lose out on $50,000 to $1 million.
Published
August 20, 2018

Tony McLaughlin, longtime admissions director at UMF, dies at 76

After his retirement from UMF in 1999, the Wilton resident worked as a college advancement coach for the MELMAC Education Foundation.
Published
August 20, 2018

Thomas College program helping give first-generation students an EDGE

A program that brings first generation freshmen to campus before the semester starts has been highlighted in a report addressing Maine’s workforce challenges.
Published
August 17, 2018

Oakland’s Old School House up for sale

Once the focus of restoration efforts, the centuries-old building is being sold after the discovery of lead paint and asbestos.