A plan from the Atlantic Salmon Federation would include upgrades to Walton’s Mill Park at no cost to the town.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Caron receives Mid-Maine Chamber customer service award
Holly Caron, a longtime customer service associate at Golden Pond Wealth Management, is the 2017 recipient of the Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Customer Service Stardom Award.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Longtime jewelry store owners recognized for community service
Kathy and Jeff Corey, who own Day’s Jewelers, are the recipients of the 2017 Mid-Maine Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Community Service Award.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Waterville Facebook pages spread misinformation, lead political attacks
Mayor Nick Isgro says he doesn’t know who runs the pages, which have been leading attacks and making unsubstantiated claims about the recall effort.
Posted inMaine, Politics
LePage blasts bank’s ‘discharge’ of Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro because of tweet
Governor’s email expresses support for embattled Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro, who recently left his job at Skowhegan Savings Bank over a controversial tweet criticizing a school shooting survivor.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Effort underway to oust newly appointed Waterville councilor following mayor recall controversy
A new petition effort seeks to recall Ward 5 Councilor John O’Donnell just one week after he was appointed to the seat temporarily and a day after a recall effort was announced against Mayor Nick Isgro.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Former Waterville mayor leads effort to oust Nick Isgro from office after tweet controversy
Karen Heck along with two other residents took out paperwork Monday morning to initiate the recall process for Mayor Nick Isgro following outrage over a tweet telling a school shooting survivor to “eat it.”
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Barking dog alerts man to late-night fire at Fairfield home; both escape
Mitchell MacArthur Jr. said his dog Sabrina started howling and running in circles, alerting him to the fire that heavily damaged the single-family home Fairfield Sunday night.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Men charged with drug trafficking among Franklin County indictments
Omer Havtan and Jonathan Toothaker face aggravated drug trafficking charges after police searched their apartment in January near Meetinghouse Park in Farmington.
Posted inMaine
Fire damages Farmington motel
The damage was contained mostly to an exterior wall, but a few rooms also were affected.