WATERVILLE — A good walk rewarded is a mushroom hunt.
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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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.
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Police arrest couple in Newport and Pittsfield pharmacy robberies
NEWPORT — Police have arrested two people they say are responsible for two robberies at a Rite Aid pharmacy here and an attempted robbery at a Rite Aid in Pittsfield.
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Police continue search for man in Pittsfield robbery attempt
PITTSFIELD — Police continue to search for the man who attempted to rob the pharmacy at Rite Aid Tuesday morning.
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Pittsfield pharmacy robbery thwarted when pharmacist says no to drugs
An attempted robbery of a Rite Aid pharmacy failed this morning when a store employee refused a demand for drugs.
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Madison to receive $125,000 grant to hire police officer
MADISON — The town will be accepting a federal grant to hire a new patrol officer for the town’s police force.
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Anson third-graders grow fruits, vegetables, more aware
ANSON — Parents and children sat down to a harvest dinner on a recent night to enjoy food prepared from the first crop of a new garden cultivated by third-graders.
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Athens school withdrawal plan goes to board
ATHENS — The town is taking another step toward pulling out of the local school district and preserving its small pre-kindergarten-through-grade eight school.
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Colby runs business incubator program
WATERVILLE — For most of his time as a student at Colby College, Eddie Benjamin was frustrated with conflicts between social, campus and community calendars.