A new farmers market in Madison, open on Sundays, hopes to draw more interest from local farmers and shoppers.
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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Too early for Madison to measure impact of Backyard Farms’ woes
Backyard Farms is a significant part of Madison’s economy, employing about 200 people.
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Farmington man dead in Route 27 New Vineyard collision
William Ellsworth, 57, collided head-on with a tractor-trailer, according to Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols.
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Skowhegan State Fair, most of central Maine succumb to soaking rain
Friday’s rain washed out many events at the Skowhegan State Fair, soaked the entire central Maine region and continued the wet trend this summer.
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Starks voters keep door open for cellphone Tower
At special town meeting, residents rejected the moratorium that would have delayed Planning Board action on a proposal for a cell tower on Abijah Hill Road.
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Canaan home damaged in fire-Thursday
No one was hurt in a Thursday afternoon fire on Brown’s Corner Road that started in the kitchen.
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Train disaster rattles Maine’s upcountry economy
The economic effects of the train derailment in Lac-Megantic, Quebec, has been felt in both Canada and Maine, including Jackman.
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Starks residents fret over health effects of proposed cellphone tower
Some Starks residents are concerned that a proposed cellphone tower on Abijah Hill Road would pose a threat to the health of them, their children and the area’s farmland.
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Home-invasion assault suspect among recent Somerset County indictments
Ronald Scott Brousseau, 49, of Fairfield, was indicted recently on charges he forced his way into the home of an 84-year-old woman and assaulted her adult children.
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Maine wardens effectively end search for missing AT hiker
The Maine Warden Service said it is “extensively” scaling back efforts to find Geraldine Largay, 66, of Brentwood, Tenn., after an intensive search for the missing Appalachian Trail hiker Sunday turned up no new evidence or leads.