With residents set to vote on a consolidation with the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, one local police officer says he worries about how the potential change would affect his duties and local cases.
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 inHigh School Graduations, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Winslow High School graduates 96 students
Senior Class President Meg Nadeau asked her classmates to take the life lessons they learned on the playground with them as they went into the world.
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Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Loose Madison llama, owner reunited
Gilbert’s owner was located around 4 p.m. Tuesday after the llama spent the afternoon with a man who it had earlier charged and spit at.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Waterville’s Empire Beauty School to close
The national chain of beauty schools says declining enrollment means six schools around the country are closing.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Madison residents approve reduced school budget
The proposed $9.56 million budget for School Administrative District 59 is down 4 percent overall and does not include cuts to programs or positions, according to the superintendent.
Posted inMaine, News
Siblings say Fairfield woman generous, loved
Police are still silent on the circumstances surrounding Amber Cobb’s drowning in the Kennebec River last Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, News
Proposed SAD 59 budget is down from this year’s
Change in charter school funding will help towns hard-hit by Madison Paper Industries devaluation.
Posted inMaine, News
Lakewood Theater in Madison celebrates its 115th season
Nine shows are scheduled through the end of September, including the current “The Witch in 204.”
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
SAD 13 residents approve $3.4 million budget
The amount of money to be raised locally is down in both Bingham and Moscow.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Charges reduced against former Madison VFW post commander
Louis Padula, of Anson, plead guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct on Wednesday as part of an agreement with the district attorney’s office, according to court records.