An informational fair on energy efficiency at Madison Memorial High School Saturday pointed to the value of a home energy audit in reducing heating costs.
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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Milestones for students, state celebrated at Maine’s first charter school commencement
Friday’s commencement at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences was not only an important day for the school’s 10 graduates, but a historic one for the state.
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Maine amputees, including South China man, gather in Waterville to meet with ‘Dolphin Tale’ prosthetist
Kevin Carroll, the Florida man who created the dolphin tail prosthesis portrayed in film, met with local amputees, like Roland McLaggan, who are learning to live with prostheses.
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Pittsfield Municipal Airport renovation project gets lift from federal grant
The Pittsfield Municipal Airport has received a $526,302 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation that will cover 90 percent of the cost of renovations that will start later this year.
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Federal grant to fund renovations this year at Pittsfield airport
The Pittsfield Municipal Airport has received a grant to cover 90 percent of renovations to the runway.
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Elderly Farmington man with dementia found after wandering from home
An elderly man who wandered away from his Farmington home early Wednesday morning was found by police with a canine unit several hours after he was reported missing.
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Starks residents ask for cell tower moratorium
A group of residents are asking Starks selectmen for a moratorium on telecommunications towers, following an application by a Massachusetts-based company to build a cellphone tower on Abijah Hill Road.
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Film celebrates Skowhegan’s New Balance factory as American success story
“American Made Movie,” a film playing Sunday at Skowhegan’s Strand theater, features the Skowhegan New Balance factory’s success in maintaining relationships with local people, despite pressure from competitors who send the work and jobs overseas.
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Kneading Conference gives rise to craft brewer’s plans for malt house
Joel Alex, of Farmington, has been working on establishing what would be Maine’s first craft malt house.
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Beauty, durability, functionality all part of baking in Skowhegan
Qualities that a structure should possess apply also to bread and the art of baking, according to Kneading Conference keynote speaker Richard Miscovich.