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
June 1, 2018

Lightning strikes Skowhegan New Balance plant

Lightning ignited a fire on the roof of the Skowhegan New Balance plant Friday night, but the fire was quickly extinguished with minimal damage done to the building.
Published
June 1, 2018

Waterville teachers’ union urges members to support recall of mayor

In a letter to union members, the vice president of the Waterville Education Association said the group supports the recall of Mayor Nick Isgro and condemned his tweet about Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg.
Published
June 1, 2018

Man allegedly steals money out of Camden National ATM in Waterville

A woman was completing a transaction at Camden National Bank’s ATM on Front Street when a man allegedly grabbed money out of the dispenser and ran off.
Published
May 31, 2018

Franklin County committee approves $6.56 million budget

Discussion Thursday night included debate over funding for social services, with one budget committee member proposing to withhold pay for commissioners if they don’t sign warrants to pay nonprofit groups.
Published
May 30, 2018

Franklin County commissioners split on more cuts to social services

As members of the budget committee and county commissioners prepare to vote on decreases in funding, some say programs run by nonprofit organizations are actually saving the county money in the long run.
Published
May 30, 2018

Farmington residents, homeless shelter discuss move downtown

Leaders of the Western Maine Homeless Outreach shelter said residents shouldn’t be worried about plans to move to the Holman House at the Old South First Congregational Church of Farmington.
Published
May 28, 2018

Farmington homeless shelter plans downtown expansion

Western Maine Homeless Outreach, which opened five years ago as Franklin County’s first homeless shelter, is planning to move to the Holman House downtown.
Published
May 25, 2018

Waterville Opera House sees renovations pay off

Six years later, the executive director of the Opera House said ticket sales are up and the venue is able to attract more high quality acts.
Published
May 24, 2018

Waterville residents drop recall of Ward 7 councilor

Patrick Roy, who started the recall on City Councilor Jackie Dupont, said Waterville needs to work together but with “flat-landers taking over the city council (it) is not just to the people of the city.”
Published
May 23, 2018

Farmington rethinks endorsement of Quebec to Massachusetts power line

In a letter, Gov. Paul LePage said four lawmakers who wrote to Massachusetts expressing their opposition to the New England Clean Energy Connect project “may now have to deal with reprimands.”