UNITY — A fire that destroyed an apartment building Saturday morning at 178 Main St. rekindled late Saturday night.
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.
Athens teen recognized for making wishes come true
MADISON — As a young child, Lanie Howes donated the presents from her birthday party to a charity that helps children with life-threatening illnesses.
Hardy Girls Healthy Women leader named Mid-Maine chamber’s Rising Star for 2012
WATERVILLE — When Megan Williams was a high school student in Falmouth, she helped start a civil rights team at her school. One of the things the group did was organize a week to celebrate difference, but Williams said the idea was met with some negative reactions.
Schools follow Hartland’s lead in sending healthy snacks home over break
HARTLAND — On a typical school day at Hartland Consolidated School, elementary-level students eat two of their three daily meals and an afternoon fruit snack.
Moscow man arrested after allegedly stabbing brother early Saturday
MOSCOW — A man was hospitalized after being stabbed in the back in a fight with his brother early Saturday morning, according to police.
Fire destroys apartment building in Unity on Saturday
UNITY — Four women are homeless after a fire Saturday morning destroyed the apartment building they lived in on Main Street.
Fairfield concert to benefit Maine Academy of Natural Sciences
FAIRFIELD — Singer and songwriter Emily Mure has spent most of her musical career playing on the streets of Galway, Ireland, and the stages of New York City’s Lower East Side.
‘Above average storm’ intensifies overnight in central, western Maine
Wind and snow picked up overnight in central Maine as the blizzard that caused power outages and accidents as it surged north through New England came to life overnight Friday and into Saturday morning.
Athens and Brighton Plantation ready for exit from SAD 59
MADISON — Committees in Athens and Brighton Plantation are planning the next phase of their anticipated withdrawals from their school district.
Fire on Nelson Road in St. Albans leaves couple without home, business
ST. ALBANS — A house fire Thursday morning has left a couple homeless and destroyed the business that they ran out of their home on Nelson Road.