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
March 19, 2016

Former millworkers face a different, more personal grind

For those who long toiled in Maine’s papermaking industry, it’s scary to be middle-aged and laid off.
Published
March 14, 2016

Shutdown of Madison mill is state’s fifth in two years

More than 200 people will lose their jobs as foreign competition and a drop in demand take a toll on the state’s paper industry.
Published
March 11, 2016

Skowhegan man charged with threatening another, punching officer

Larry Don James Jr. is alleged to have threatened a man with a knife and to have hit a police officer in the face.
Published
March 10, 2016

Norridgewock to celebrate new Sophie May Library

The 176-year-old library building, named for children’s book author Rebecca ‘Sophie May’ Clarke, was closed for about a year during renovation, and an open house Saturday will celebrate its reopening.
Published
March 2, 2016

‘Overwhelmed’ central Maine family surrenders 33 animals

As the Humane Society Waterville Area looks for new homes, the director and the town animal control officer say it’s an example of how pet owners can seek help if they need it.
Published
February 29, 2016

Maine’s only ‘leap year town’ plans to seize the day

Smithfield, incorporated on Feb. 29, 1840, may begin regular celebrations of the distinction because it’s good for community spirit.
Published
February 24, 2016

Report: Somerset County jail failed to follow policies in inmate death response

The Department of Corrections found that jail employees did not follow emergency medical polices in Joseph Daoust’s 2014 death, which the attorney general still is investigating.
Published
February 22, 2016

Commercial landowners challenge local petitions seeking more say in wind projects

More than 20 communities want to opt out of fast-track wind development, but forestland companies want the state to review the petitions.
Published
February 19, 2016

Fairfield woman allegedly ‘made sure’ infant son was dead; judge denies bail

A prosecutor says Kayla Stewart, 20, knowingly or intentionally killed her child but her attorney says she had a miscarriage.
Published
February 17, 2016

Bail set at $500,000 for Waterville man charged with raping 73-year-old woman

The woman allegedly raped by Mark Halle said after his court appearance Wednesday that she feels safer with the higher bail.

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