Voters in Stark will decide Wednesday whether to add money to the tax rate for road repairs, bulk item trash pick-up and the fire department.
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 towns still hurting, 12 weeks after storm that spawned tornado
Damage to roads, residential properties and municipal buildings is still affecting towns like Starks and St. Albans.
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Posted inMaine, News
Wanderers Database comes to Somerset County
The mother of an autistic son, Linda Lee, of Belfast, helped police to develop a program that has spread to 22 agencies around Maine.
Posted inMaine, News
Huhtamaki mill fire reignites, forces evacuation
A fire that started on a paper making machine and spread to electrical wires forced a temporary shutdown on one machine early Friday morning.
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Executives call natural gas vital for central Maine mills
While Verso’s closure in Bucksport won’t impact upon central Maine mills, the cost of energy is increasingly a factor in their financial health.
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Male panel at Waterville forum speaks out against domestic violence
During a panel discussion Wednesday at Thomas College, members of the community responded to Ray Rice’s suspension from the NFL.
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Oakland exhibit highlights local war photographer’s experience
After her father died in 2012, Margo Ann Leavitt Pullen was inspired to curate a collection of his photographs, including one of Marilyn Monroe.
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Woman dies in jump from Carter Memorial Bridge
The woman, whose name is not being released, was dead at the scene, said Waterville Police Chief Joseph Massey.
Posted inMaine, News
Kennebec Valley Community College gets $2.5 million in federal funding
The money will be used for a new joinery program, as well as to expand the school’s medical assisting and mental health programs.
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Secession-focused Pleasant Pond residents seek change to Maine law
An effort started some residents of The Forks plantation, who want to leave and join Caratunk, is stalled because of a technicality to the state’s secession law.