A small-business owner who also spent time working in a Jay paper mill and a retired state employee who also managed supermarkets are squaring off for a legislative district seat that represents New Sharon, Mercer and Starks.
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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Shootout in Anson helps veterans deal with stress from the past
ANSON — Del Dinsmore looked out on an empty field filled with gunsmoke. He stood with his hands in his pockets as mist rose in the background from the nearby Kennebec River.
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Norridgewock’s revived Applefest brings out best
NORRIDGEWOCK — It is a bright fall day and Kim Richards, an education technician at Mill Stream Elementary School, is running an old-fashioned cider press outside the school.
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Red shoes mark awareness of domestic violence at Skowhegan walk
SKOWHEGAN — David White pulled off a pair of duct-taped red high heels and pulled on his leather motorcycle boots Saturday morning.
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March draws attention to home violence
SKOWHEGAN — David White pulled off a pair of duct-taped red high heels and pulled on his leather motorcycle boots Saturday morning.
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Anson tests teacher peer-review program
ANSON — In just a few weeks Mary Adley will find herself in a place she hasn’t been in a while — a second-grade math class.
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Madison, Pittsfield schools receive failing grades under ‘No Child Left Behind Act’
WATERVILLE — Two area schools have been added to the list of those failing to meet federal standards under the No Child Left Behind Act while several others have shown signs of improvement.
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Democrat David Pearson and GOP Raymond Wallace vie for House District 24 seat
A Democrat opposed to an east-west highway in northern Maine and an incumbent Republican who wants more information about the project’s impact are competing for a state Legislative seat to represent an area that includes Athens and Harmony.
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House race: Schools, energy top District 88 concerns
An incumbent who spent more than 30 years in the paper industry and the former owner of a used book store in Madison are competing for a state Legislature seat to represent parts of northern Somerset County.
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Norridgewock to hold hearing on treasurer, clerk elections
NORRIDGEWOCK — Selectmen will hold a public hearing next week to discuss whether the positions of town treasurer and town clerk should be changed from elected to appointed positions.