The grants will be directed toward rural communities affected by mill closures.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
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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Police investigate home invasion that left 1 man dead, 2 ‘severely injured’ in Rangeley
Police haven’t identified any of the three men, but say only one of them lived at the residence on Main Street.
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Skowhegan police use Taser to subdue man wielding knife
Skowhegan Police Chief Don Bolduc says the encounter is an example of how ‘law enforcement avoids using deadly force in an instance where it would clearly be justified.’
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Emily Cain downplays party tension
She says she’s ‘honored’ to have both Clinton and Sanders supporters on her campaign staff.
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No solutions in sight for private road damages in Somerset County
June flooding cut access to more than 100 camps and officials can’t find a way to fund repairs.
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Somerset County starts alternative sentencing program
Offenders are allowed to work off their debt to society.
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Moscow residents flock to send mail
Set up for the town’s bicentennial celebration, a temporary post office is a novelty in a town without one.
Posted inPolitics
Poliquin still won’t say whether he supports Trump
When asked Wednesday, a day after Trump’s formal nomination, Maine’s Republican congressman says, ‘I don’t get involved in the presidential election.’
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Storms down trees and wires, knock out power in western Maine
More than 6,000 CMP customers had no power late Monday, and a tornado hits Aroostook County.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Credits roll after 10-day international film festival in Waterville
Officials say about 10,000 people came to see some of the 100 films shown, the actors and the directors, and many praised the program.