Amber Frost, of 23 Oak St., was charged with criminal conspiracy for her involvement in an alleged drug trafficking operation.
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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Bingham house blaze started in car’s engine compartment, fire marshal’s office says
The fire Sunday on Meadow Street destroyed the barn in which the car was parked as well as doing extensive damage to the attached house.
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Maine congressional delegation, Madison paper chief testify on Canadian subsidies’ damage
The hearing Thursday in Washington is part of an ongoing investigation into whether Canadian subsidies to producers of supercalendered paper have hurt U.S. producers.
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Embden couple has big plans for former Anson Town Office
The 97-year-old building is listed by Maine Preservation as one of the state’s most endangered historic places, and Bill and Lori Messer plan to renovate it as an apartment, offices and a performance space for country jamborees.
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Moscow town clerk loved her work, music
Dorothy Farrell, who died unexpectedly Oct. 10, is remembered as a talented musician and kind person who loved working for the town.
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North Anson man accused of assaulting three girls
A teenage girl reported she had been assaulted years before after learning that a younger girl for whom she babysits had allegedly been assaulted by the same man.
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Woman killed in Skowhegan pedestrian accident
Kathy Barker, 51, apparently crossed Madison Avenue against a green light and was struck by a pickup truck, police said.
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Bingham house, barn destroyed by Sunday fire
The owners, who recently moved to town from California, lost most of their belongings and two dogs in the fire.
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Harmony family loses animals in Monday barn fire
Several goats, chickens and pigs died in the fire Monday on Chadbourne Road, the cause of which is under investigation.
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Norridgewock selectmen to discuss town manager search
The board will meet on Tuesday with the Maine Municipal Association, which they’ve hired to assist in the search.