NEWPORT — School Administrative District 19 continues to struggle in its attempts to pay off a $3.6 million dollar debt, and it may have an impact on whether the district can meet payroll and pay other bills next month.
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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Brighton Plantation looking into leaving SAD 59
BRIGHTON PLANTATION — The community will form an official committee to look into withdrawing from Madison-based School Administrative District 59.
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Police find missing 15-year-old Skowhegan girl during traffic stop
SKOWHEGAN — The 15-year-old girl who was reported missing from her mother’s home in Skowhegan nearly two weeks ago has been found.
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Voters share thoughts after casting their ballot
The American Legion in Waterville and City Hall in Skowhegan were packed late Tuesday afternoon, the parking lots were full and the lines of people stretched outside into the cold November night before the polls closed at 8 p.m.
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New Portland man indicted on terrorizing, theatening charges
SKOWHEGAN — A New Portland man has been indicted by a Somerset County grand jury on charges of domestic violence terrorizing and criminal threatening in North Anson last month.
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Winslow woman hurt in Sunday crash on Garland Road
WINSLOW — A Winslow woman was taken to Inland Hospital on Sunday afternoon, after her car went off the road and into a tree on Garland Road in Winslow.
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Madison couple dreams of veterans’ shelter on Main Street
MADISON — On a quiet corner of Main Street in Madison is an old building with three storefronts: a bridal shop, hair and nail salon, and a thrift store.
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Bingham Health Center upgrades dental clinic offices
BINGHAM — Dentist Tamara Diamond used to work out of a single room in the back of the Bingham Health Center here, but now she has four operating spaces and a brand new panoramic X-ray machine.
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Art imitates food, and vice-versa, in Common Street Arts exhibit
WATERVILLE — Jamie Ribisi-Braley munched on a pumpkin and beet curry with pumpkin cornbread triangles, as she mingled at the opening of a new art exhibit in downtown Waterville Saturday night.
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Starks shooting victim to undergo further surgery on Sunday
STARKS — Kerry Hebert, the 56-year-old Starks man who was shot near his home after an altercation with a hunting party Wednesday afternoon, is undergoing more surgery today, according to his wife, Town Clerk Jenn Hebert.