A new poll conducted by the Boston Globe and Colby College shows the race between presidential candidates is growing closer along with the likelihood that Trump could win at least one of Maine’s four electoral votes.
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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Madison Paper seeks tax reductions in Anson, Madison
The president and CEO of the closed mill said the company is losing money every day and it would be a hardship to pay the amount of taxes that are due, even after an $8 million reduction in valuation in Madison this year.
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Fairfield man arrested for alleged possession of child porn
Robert W. Card, 32, was arrested on a warrant from Maine State Police over the weekend and has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.
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Claudia Viles, even after tax theft conviction, commands community favor
The former Anson tax collector’s supporters say her compassionate, trusting character is at odds with her criminal conviction; the prosecution says Viles’ kindness had a “darker side” that included favoritism.
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Dogs involved in Winslow attack to remain in quarantine
Two pit bulls reportedly responsible for the death of another dog will continue to be quarantined until a civil court case against the dogs’ owners is resolved.
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Somerset County police cruiser extensively damaged in crash
The county’s lead domestic violence investigator was not injured in the crash, which extensively damaged a police cruiser owned by the Somerset County District Attorney’s Office, police said.
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Dog Tucker’s happy ending brought by love, patience, help from Maine Lost Dog Recovery
Shane Pottle, of South China, was injured in a car crash in Madison last month, but what hurt the most was losing his puppy, but with the help of a volunteer group that suggests a calm and strategic approach the two were reunited.
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Claudia Viles, who will serve five years for embezzlement, vows to clear her name
‘I did not do what I was accused of,’ the former Anson tax collector told Somerset County Superior Court; she was sentenced for stealing more than $500,000 in excise tax and ordered to pay $566,257 in restitution.
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Owners of dogs in Winslow attack charged
The owners of two Staffordshire terriers that killed a dog Tuesday and injured its owner are being charged with keeping a dangerous dog, according to police.
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Woman injured, dog dies in Winslow pit bull attack
The injured woman’s husband said he will press charges and wants to see the three dogs who attacked her on Lucille Avenue euthanized after the ‘horrific scene’ Tuesday afternoon.