Rachel Ohm

Press Herald

Rachel covers K-12 schools, higher education and statewide education issues for the Press Herald. She previously covered Franklin and Somerset counties for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville and higher education at the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee. Prior to her arrival in Maine, Rachel spent time in New York City and earned a master’s degree in journalism from New York University. A native of upstate New York, she loves the outdoorsy life in Maine and spends as much time hiking and exploring the coast as possible.

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Published
August 25, 2023

South Portland officer shoots and kills man in armed confrontation at apartment complex

Officer Anthony Verville fatally shot Christapher Dodge, 47, after responding to a domestic violence shooting at the Summit Terrace apartments early Friday.
Published
August 20, 2023

How I became homeless

Across Portland and numerous other Maine communities, homelessness has grown far more visible since the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked people living on the streets this summer to share their stories.
Published
August 18, 2023

Maine Journalism Foundation plans to dissolve following sale of Masthead Maine papers

The foundation plans to transfer $171,000 in remaining donations to the Maine Trust for Local News.
Published
August 16, 2023

Portland moves remaining asylum seekers to hotels as Expo shelter closes

The 60 families still at the Expo on Wednesday were taken by school bus and city vans to hotels in Freeport and Lewiston.
Published
August 11, 2023

City plans to contract with 2 hotels to house asylum seekers remaining at Portland Expo

The plans were announced with the Wednesday deadline for closing the Expo approaching and 192 people still living there.
Published
August 9, 2023

As deadline to close Portland Expo shelter looms, about 200 asylum seekers still need housing

The city says it is working to connect the remaining asylum seekers at the Expo with other housing ahead of an Aug. 16 deadline.
Published
August 7, 2023

Instead of sweeping homeless encampments, Portland is trying a new housing-focused approach

The Encampment Crisis Response Team has a goal of clearing the Fore River Parkway Trail by Sept. 6 by offering everyone there shelter or housing. With one month to go, dozens of people are still on the trail.
Published
August 4, 2023

Weather delays reopening of Baxter Boulevard

Final paving on the section of road between Vannah Avenue and Payson Park is now expected to take place at the end of August.
Published
August 1, 2023

Sale of Sun Journal to national nonprofit is finalized

The National Trust for Local News, the new owner of the Portland Press Herald and numerous other daily and weekly newspapers, is dedicated to preserving and strengthening local news. The new nonprofit newspaper group will be known as the Maine Trust for Local News.
Published
August 1, 2023

A new program gives low-income Maine mothers monthly cash. Will it help lift them out of poverty?

The Project HOME Trust will make $1,000 monthly payments to 20 single mothers around the state for a year as part of a pilot aimed at improving their financial security and futures.