Brenda LaVerdiere, an Academy Hill School fourth-grade teacher, was inspired to start teaching by her father, a Waterville music instructor, and has taught in RSU 9 for 38 years.
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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Jay officials concerned about tax rate
The layoff of 300 employees at the Androscoggin Mill will hit the area’s economy, officials say.
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Two drivers charged in Farmington collision
A South Portland man was charged with distracted driving, and a Sidney man had a suspended license, police said.
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Norridgewock grants permit to upcoming music festival
An organizer of the festival said he plans to look into whether a beer garden is possible, although town officials say there is not enough time to change state laws that residents voted on in a referendum decades ago.
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Naturalist opens group’s eyes to Madison park’s history, ecology
Kate Drummond shows uses Native Americans put nature to during Madison-Anson Days.
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While Madison paper mill awaits ruling on duties, factors like energy costs still loom over plant
Impending layoffs at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay a reminder of Madison Paper’s vulnerability.
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Starks pilot uninjured after plane crashes into hemlock trees
The cause of the crash is unknown, according to pilot Steve Rackliff, and the Federal Aviation Administration will not be investigating.
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Oakland fire seriously injures occupant of mobile home
The cause of the fire on 10 Lots Road is under investigation.
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Skowhegan State Fair wraps up with Saturday pig scramble
The event, in which children compete to catch and keep a pig, drew about 350 spectators on the fair’s final day.
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Norridgewock festival beer garden taps turned off
Organizers of the Great North music festival at Last Breath Farm say the town initially approved a beer garden, but the town’s adherence to state blue laws make it impossible to operate one.