Jonathan Alexis and his son, also Jonathan Alexis, are competing in the seventh season of the NBC show, which premieres at 8 p.m. Monday.
Rachel Ohm
Staff Writer
Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. Itโs 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 masterโs degree in journalism from New York University and when sheโs not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
Winslow camp damaged in fire
The camp owner was able to contain the fire with a garden hose while waiting for firefighters to arrive on scene Saturday morning.
Rockwood’s Betty Reckards is always on call
The 83-year-old EMT is often the first to arrive on scene at medical calls and fires in Somerset County’s unorganized territory.
McCabe mill town tax-relief bill passes in committee
L.D. 281 would require the state to use up-to-date valuations to calculate revenue sharing and school funding in communities such as Skowhegan and Madison.
Work begins on new Norridgewock fire station
Construction workers poured the first concrete for the new structure earlier this week, and the project should be completed by late fall.
Norridgewock officials discuss ordinance with music festival organizers
In preparation for the Great North Music and Arts Festival in September, town officials met with festival organizers Wednesday night to discuss traffic concerns and noise complaints.
Anson administrative assistant submits resignation
The selectmen haven’t acted on the request and are hoping to talk Triss Smith out of the move, which comes in the midst of an investigation into the disappearance of $77,000 in town money.
Norridgewock officials, festival organizers to review mass-gathering ordinance
The Board of Selectmen has invited the Planning Board and organizers of the Great North Music Festival to a discussion Wednesday about how the ordinance worked during last year’s three-day festival.
Skowhegan students blaze new trail along damaged brook
The trail will help to better preserve the pond for trout and stabilize the steep bank around a pond in the Whitten Brook Conservation Area.
Solar panels help add jobs, cut costs at Bingham’s North Country Rivers
More than 140 solar panels were installed at the whitewater rafting resort last week and are expected to help generate about 50 percent of the business’s energy needs.