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
April 2, 2016

Family, friends marvel at Madison couple’s 77-year marriage

Virginia Ladd died in March, at age 98 and a month before she and her husband, Beecher Ladd, were to receive an award that recognizes nursing home residents.
Published
March 30, 2016

LePage urges Madison residents to elect pro-business legislators

At a public meeting, the governor calls for lawmakers who will fight to keep businesses in Maine; the House majority leader calls the event a ‘missed opportunity’ to offer a vision for Madison in the wake of its mill closure.
Published
March 29, 2016

Fairfield woman pleads not guilty to killing infant son

Kayla Stewart is accused of either suffocating him or leaving him in a cold garage after she gave birth at home.
Published
March 28, 2016

Fairfield woman to be arraigned in death of infant son

Kayla Stewart, 20, who is charged with murder and manslaughter, allegedly let her son die by suffocating or smothering the child, or by leaving him in a cold garage.
Published
March 28, 2016

Authorities seek motive in Maine arson case

A Canaan man is accused of setting his neighbors’ home on fire in September and killing their pets.
Published
March 27, 2016

Wood products companies look for ways to branch out

Times are tough for paper mills, but three Maine firms find that investing and adapting can help them grow.
Published
March 22, 2016

Waterville theater pulls Mount Vernon animal sanctuary documentary

The documentary, scheduled for next week, won’t be shown after Mother Jones magazine reported animal welfare violations at DEW Haven.
Published
March 19, 2016

Canaan shocked by allegations against youth minister

Lucas Savage, co-director of Youth Haven Ministry, is accused of sexually abusing a young girl at his home in Clinton.
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.

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