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.
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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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.
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Madison fair promotes home energy audits, heating alternatives
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.
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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.