Jordan Doolan, 19, and Alexander Salvas, 18, are facing felony charges after police say they stole three guns belonging to another Waterville man.
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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Colby lecture focuses on food shortage myths
Francis Moore Lappe, author of the book “Diet for a Small Planet,” spoke Tuesday on the choices we make as humans, how they contribute to global food production and how our perceptions of scarcity and hunger have changed over the last 40 years
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Winslow man hospitalized after being hit by car
Matthew Woodard, of Winslow, was taken to Inland Hospital in Waterville after he was hit by a car while walking on Cushman Road Monday night.
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Norridgewock festival mixes art, music at farm that has sparked complaints
Art installations, like Dana Lynn Harper’s “Bloom Bloom,” will be the centerpiece of the Great North Festival in Norridgewock this weekend, along with several musical acts.
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Starks cellphone tower plan appealed by neighbors
Residents near a proposed cellphone tower that was approved by the planning board are appealing the decision, citing more than a dozen reasons.
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Mt. View considers schools’ progress on bullying, 6 months after suicide
Working together to overcome school violence and bullying was the message of an anti-bullying presentation Monday at Mt. View High School, where six months ago police investigated whether bullying was related to the suicide of a sixth-grade student in the district.
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Ben & Jerry’s cofounder wins Common Ground fair’s educational exhibit prize
Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, won first place for most educational exhibit at the Common Ground Country Fair with his Amend-O-Matic StampMobile.
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Common Ground fair speaker touts higher purposes of cooperatives
George Siemon told Common Ground Country Fair goers on Sunday that cooperatives are “here to serve a community.”
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Finding Maine’s missing persons a mix of investigation, intuition
The protocol police take when someone is reported missing varies based largely on the person’s age, police say, with children and the elderly often drawing a immediate response.
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Common Ground fair keynote celebrates female farmers, male MOFGA leader
The keynote address at Saturday’s Common Ground Country Fair was about the role of women in agriculture, but it was dedicated to the family of Russell Libby, a man remembered as a visionary in organic farming.