HARTLAND — A furnace fire destroyed a single-family mobile home on Canaan Road early Friday morning.
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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Starks shooting details remain unclear as victim recovers from surgery
STARKS — Kerry Hebert is recovering from surgery at a Lewiston hospital Thursday after being shot at close range in a dispute with hunters on his land the day before.
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Police: Starks shooting investigation could take weeks
Forensic evidence going to crime lab in Augusta. Family says Kerry Hebert, 56, was shot once near his home when he confronted two men and asked them not to hunt on his property. He’s in stable condition this morning, police say.
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Man shot in Starks in ‘hunting-related incident’
Kerry Hebert was flown to Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston after he was shot late Wednesday afternoon.
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Somerset County Libertarians building grass roots effort toward official recognition
SKOWHEGAN — It’s a Tuesday night at Tim Hortons. Carol Piasecki and Donn Chamberlain are sharing a cup of coffee and getting ready for a meeting of the Somerset County Libertarians.
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Athens to form SAD 59 withdrawl committee
ATHENS — The town will form an official committee to look into withdrawing from School Administrative District 59, the result of a few-months-long push by a group of parents and community members known as the Athens Education Exploratory Committee.
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Skowhegan motorcyclist seriously hurt in Bingham wreck
BINGHAM — A Skowhegan man was injured seriously in a single-vehicle motorcycle accident Wednesday night while traveling north on U.S. Route 201. Police responded to the accident shortly before 10 p.m.
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New York man arrested on drug charges in Skowhegan
SKOWHEGAN — A New York man arrested on drug charges this week after an extended investigation by the Somerset County Sherriff’s Department.
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House District 85 Rep. McCabe calls GOP flier targeting him misleading
SKOWHEGAN — Democratic Rep. Jeff McCabe is saying that a campaign flier sent by the Maine Republican Party in support of his opponent Don Skillings and another GOP candidate is misleading.
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Business owners Dorney, Goff vying for District 86 seat
Two small-business owners with different views of how to create more jobs are competing for the House District 86 seat, representing Madison, Norridgewock and Solon.