One of the victims said Wednesday he continues to believe the fire that killed seven animals was a hate crime despite findings from authorities that it was not.
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 inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Athens residents approve $2.08 million school budget
The budget includes the addition of a full-time nurse, an increased cost that board members said is necessary to accommodate one student’s medical needs, but also the elimination of two educational technician positions.
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Charges against Bingham sex offender upgraded to felonies
Somerset County District Attorney Maeghan Maloney said her office erred in not charging Christopher Cates, who has multiple sex crime convictions, with felonies after Smithfield, Skowhegan arrests.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Athens residents to vote on proposed $2.08 million school budget
The budget includes the elimination of two educational technician positions as well as the first proposed tax increase since the withdrawal of the Athens Community School from the Madison school district.
Posted inMaine, News
Police: Dog is euthanized after killing 7-year-old boy in Corinna
Hunter Bragg, 7, of Bangor, was killed by the dog Saturday as he played with two other children at the Moody’s Mills Road home, the Penobscot County sheriff said at a news conference Monday in Bangor.
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Valley graduates thankful for small community
Upper Kennebec Valley Memorial High School celebrated 10 graduates on Sunday, and speakers at the graduation ceremony remarked on the closeness of the small group.
Posted inMaine, News
Some residents unhappy with planned Vassalboro dam removals
Removal of three dams and changes to three more on Outlet Stream, planned for this summer as part of an alewife restoration project, worry some living along the water body.
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Concord Township man injured in fire late Thursday
The cause of the Somerset County fire has not been determined and is under investigation by the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
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Confused driver crashes into Fairfield restaurant
There will be no charges in the Thursday accident in which an elderly customer confused the gas and brake pedals on his car, police said.
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Madison graduates told to dream big
The 62 graduates of Madison Area Memorial High School were instructed Friday night to dream big and fear little by commencement speaker Katie Burkhart-Gooch.