A Starks woman opposed to the construction of a cellphone tower near her home is facing an assault charge after allegedly spitting into a selectman’s face last month.
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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Man arrested at Cornville school Monday has extensive criminal history
The man arrested Monday after allegedly threatening people at the Cornville Regional Charter School has an extensive criminal history and was also on probation, according to police.
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Starks commission seeks database to connect farmers, laborers
Starks Farm Hands is an initiative to create a database of farmers in need of help and laborers looking for work, in an effort to connect more local people with employment.
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Backyard Farms plans to rehire workers in October
Tomato grower Backyard Farms says it plans to rehire all of its employees and will return some of them to work by October, following furloughs that are scheduled to begin after Labor Day.
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Norridgewock school garden a learning, helping project
When students at Mill Stream Elementary School in Norridgewock returned to classes this week, they also picked up on a community garden project that began in the spring.
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Fairfield man injured in fall from ladder at Skowhegan Rite Aid
A Fairfield man, whom police say may have had a pre-existing heart condition, was LifeFlighted to Eastern Maine Medical Center after falling from a ladder while working at the Madison Avenue Rite Aid in Skowhegan.
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Fairfield woman who fled with kids appears in court
A diary entry says BethMarie Retamozzo had thoughts about killing herself and her children.
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Norridgewock airport imperiled by radio-frequency jamming, police say
State police and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating reports of radio jamming near the Central Maine Regional Airport in Norridgewock, that has made communication between pilots in the air impossible, according to police.
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Madison second-hand store hopes to clean up by selling abandoned treasures
Sue LeJoy, 54, of West Mills, has opened a store in Madison stocked with belongings left behind in the vacated homes she cleans through her other business, Cole’s Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning.
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Madison honors ‘hometown hero’ Rushworth, Maine’s first astronaut
Fifty years after his historic flight into space, Madison recalls native son, who in 1963 flew an experimental plane faster and higher than anyone before him.