Jackman residents Thursday night voted to approve a $1.8 million budget that is $1,000 less than the budget recommended by the budget committee and selectmen.
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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Spring begins in central Maine with shovels, snowblowers and plows
Central Maine welcomed the first day of spring with about a foot of new snow Wednesday, the day after a large snowstorm made its way through the region.
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State shutters Norridgewock day-care center
The state has shut down a Norridgewock day-care center where the owner’s husband was charged with unlawful sexual contact with three children earlier this month.
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$1.8 million budget proposal up for vote in Jackman on Thursday
Jackman residents will vote on a proposed $1.8 million spending budget to come from property tax, excise tax, surplus and other money when they gather on Thursday for the annual Town Meeting.
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Winter’s final storm dumps heavy snow on Tuesday
A steady snowfall blanketed the region on Tuesday, closing schools and businesses and slowing traffic.
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Snowfall steady in central Maine
Steady snowfall is blanketing central Maine and is expected to dump 10 to 14 inches of snow on the region today.
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Waterville restaurant owner, brother to appeal convictions on illegal workers
Hector Fuentes, 39, of Waterville, and his brother, Guillermo Fuentes, 37, of Westbrook, were convicted of conspiracy to harbor undocumented aliens for profit as well as aiding and abetting document fraud, according to a news release from U.S. Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II.
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No model best for serving rural Mainers’ ambulance needs
Trying to figure out how to pay for shared services, such as emergency medicine, can be a challenge in rural communities, and there may be no best way to do it.
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Michaud looks for support for paper mills in Washington
U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud is asking President Barack Obama for support in promoting the paper industry and protecting jobs for the 7,300 people it employs in the Maine.
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Economic group backs east-west highway
The Somerset Economic Development Corp. voted to support an effort to construct an east-west highway across northern Maine, part of which will go through Forks and West Forks.