Members of Waterville community gather at Alfond Youth Center to discuss ways to help children deal with grief and reactions towards grief after national tragedies
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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Heating oil spilled along six miles of Oakland roads
The spill did not affect area water supplies but did contribute to slick road conditions, according to police
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Cornville, Fairfield charter schools earn favorable state evaluations
Maine Charter School Commission pleased with first years’ performances.
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Man accused of terrorizing Cornville school awaits psychiatric evaluation
James L. Mayo allegedly threatened Cornville Regional Charter School teachers and a deputy sheriff in September
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Biologists ask for public input on fisheries
Brown trout from Solon to Fairfield are declining in size and becoming harder to catch.
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Bingham twins, medical students, recognized for heart research
Brandon Giberson and his twin brother, Tyler, recently were recognized by the American Heart Association for their volunteer work and research on cardiac arrest .
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AmeriCorps workers needed at Carrabec school
Members are recruited to participate in a program aimed at fulfilling the potential of a $726,800 federal grant awarded to the Carrabec school district.
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3 men arrested in Norridgewock on drug charges
Police arrested three men Thursday evening after searching a home where they found more than 20 pounds of marijuana, along with cocaine, hashish and several types of prescription pills.
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Newport teen struck by car, fractures pelvis
A 16-year-old girl suffered a fractured pelvis and possible internal injuries after she was hit by a car while on a crosswalk outside Nokomis Regional High School in Newport Friday morning.
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Tractor-trailer accident in Madison injuries 1
A woman was taken to the hospital after her car was heavily damaged in a collision with a logging truck on Russell Road Friday morning