Rachel Ohm

Portland 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
May 23, 2016

Madison mill produces last roll of paper

Some employees have already left; others will stay for as long as two months to shut down the plant.
Published
May 23, 2016

Ayla Reynolds’ family plans to sue caretakers

The mother’s family hopes that questions for the father and his girlfriend will open the door to prosecution.
Published
May 21, 2016

Winslow teen’s Apple collection lays groundwork for tech museum in Fairfield

Alex Jason and his father, Bill, are partnering with Good Will-Hinckley in a planned Maine Technology Museum.
Published
May 19, 2016

Fish Friends say ‘bye, guys’ to small fry salmon

Students in Norridgewock participate in the Atlantic Salmon Federation’s Fish Friends program.
Published
May 19, 2016

Wind project near Moosehead Lake still on despite new law

SunEdison says that letting towns opt out of expedited-permitting areas won’t affect a planned 26-turbine wind farm.
Published
May 19, 2016

Some defend Skowhegan after-school Bible club whose transparency is questioned

A foundation that promotes the separation of church and state hosts an information session at which both sides air their perspectives.
Published
May 17, 2016

Serendipity, good Samaritans figure in Bingham domestic violence arrest

A state trooper happens to pull over a vehicle near a residence where a woman opens her door and asks for help.
Published
May 16, 2016

Meeting to discuss Maine Christian kids club’s transparency

The Freedom From Religion Foundation questions what an evangelical group, which is in 67 schools statewide, is teaching children in Skowhegan.
Published
May 16, 2016

Boy Scout chaperone killed on rafting trip in West Forks

The Massachusetts man dies when powerful waves toss him overboard.
Published
May 13, 2016

Madison Electric Works ready to build state’s largest solar array

The utility will buy all the energy produced from the 16-acre, 13,380-panel facility when it opens in September.

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