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.
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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New Bingham school district principal begins her first year
BINGHAM — As the school bell rings, signaling the change of classes, Julie Richard leans against a row of lockers and chats with students as they pass.
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Locking into heating oil prices best way to go say dealers
Oil prices are going up as fast as the leaves are changing color, and local dealers say the best way to take the sting out of the hike is to lock into a plan early.
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Parents appeal verdict in Maine lead poisoning case
A case in which lead paint contamination allegedly made the parents’ young son ill is being appealed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Parents push high court appeal in Solon lead poisoning case
SKOWHEGAN — A case in which a Solon landlord was found not responsible for lead paint contamination that allegedly made his tenants’ young son ill is being appealed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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Finally, RSU 18 budget passes on third try
A school budget for Regional School Unit 18 was approved by voters Tuesday, the third time in five months it’s been up for a vote.
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Maine Academy of Natural Sciences opens in Fairfield as state’s 1st charter high school
FAIRFIELD — Just more than a year ago, Samantha White was a student at Skowhegan Area High School. She was miserable and failing most of her classes when she applied for a spot at the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Mushroom expert walks the talk in Waterville
WATERVILLE — A good walk rewarded is a mushroom hunt.
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Four nabbed in ongoing Waterville drug trafficking investigation
WATERVILLE — Police arrested four people and seized a variety of drugs and firearms Friday afternoon at a School Street apartment in connection with an eight-week drug-trafficking investigation.
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Three Ring Binder: High speed internet project provides boost to businesses
PITTSFIELD — When her doctor told her she could no longer work, Angela Godbout turned to the Internet for something to do.