A proposed tax-increment financing district in the unorganized territory of Somerset County will be considered at a public hearing and county commissioner’s meeting Monday.
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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Somerset County elected official on leave; county won’t say why
County officials refuse to say why Registrar of Deeds Diane Godin, who was re-elected in November, has been placed on paid leave through Jan. 21.
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Giving back to community an important part of ‘Nutcracker’ performance
Students from MCI’s Bossov Ballet Theater danced in their final performance of ‘The Nutcracker’ on Sunday, while also raising money and toys for the Maine Children’s Home for Little Wanderers.
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Christmas trees stolen from Norridgewock tree farm
With more than a dozen trees disappearing overnight Saturday, Trees to Please has seen an increase this year in trees and other merchandise being taken without being paid for.
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Lead investigator on Ayla Reynolds case seeks closure for family
Three years later, Maine State Police Sgt. Jeff Love says the case remains active will continue ‘until we find Ayla.’
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Justin DiPietro, professing innocence, has stayed out of public eye
The father of Ayla Reynolds has long maintained that someone abducted his daughter and that he doesn’t know what happened to her.
Posted inSchools and Education
KVCC wraps up first year of sustainable agriculture program
An organic certification, harvest of 6,800 pounds of produce and the addition of livestock to the farm on the school’s Harold Alfond Campus mark the first year of a new farm-to-table program.
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Waterville arts community gets new leadership, new vision
Waterville Creates! will be both an organization and a theme as groups band together to promote the city as an arts destination.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Waterville drug dealer’s conviction, 10-year sentence upheld
The state Supreme Judicial Court rejected a claim by Havier Olmo, of Brooklyn, N.Y., that the multiple drug charges against him should have been prosecuted in separate trials.
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Storm brings rain, slick conditions to Waterville, Augusta areas
About 800 area Central Maine Power customers were without electricity and a handful of car accidents were reported.