Two wind advocacy groups, seeking to promote the use of wind energy, donated enough electricity to run the 10-day fair.
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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Oakland man pleads not guilty to assaulting toddlers
David Devine is charged with seriously injuring his girlfriend’s 2-year-old twin daughters with a plastic bat.
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Assessors cut value of Madison paper mill by $150 million
The change is expected to raise property taxes about 30 percent and comes after school and town budgets have been set.
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Woman rescues great-aunt, 89, from burning Skowhegan house
Sonya Fox rushed across the street and led Evelyn McElrath, who requires a tank of oxygen to breathe, to safety.
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Madison weighs request to lower mill’s taxes
A decrease in valuation for the Madison mill could mean a change in the local property tax rate.
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Descendants of 22 siblings plan Maine reunion
Effie and Charlie Dickey had a large brood of children in Canaan in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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With no plumber in Jackman, $2,000 is offered to train one
Because of the recent retirement of the rural town’s only licensed plumber, the nearest ones are now 50 miles away.
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Warden service continues to investigate Madison drowning
Authorities say they may never know why Jordan Cummings of Anson struggled while swimming in the Kennebec River.
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Friend tried to help man who drowned in Kennebec River
Jordan Cummings of Anson was trying to swim to the other side of the river from a Madison boat launch.
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Maine goat owner will face animal trespass charge
Sidney farmer Mark Gould will be issued a summons after his goats got loose three times this week.