Officials say it will enhance programming while also saving the university money by not having to construct a new building.
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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Influx of exchange students fuels Temple Academy girls basketball
The team, made up of students from nine countries, started the season with several players who had never touched a ball and is now headed to the state tournament with a 14-4 record.
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Grant to help Boston-based group develop computer class at Waterville High School
With an $881,000 grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation, the course is being introduced for ninth-grade students in the fall.
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Former Jackman physician assistant accused of sexual assault arrested in New Orleans
Gerald Keenan allegedly assaulted a young patient about two decades ago while he worked at the Jackman Community Health Center.
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CMP to negotiate benefits of $1 billion transmission line for Maine customers
The company will meet with PUC staff and affected parties about securing more benefits for Maine customers and communities in exchange for the project to bring Quebec hydropower to Massachusetts.
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Ten-year-old student charged after RSU 9 bomb threat
Authorities confirmed a 911 call about a bomb on a school bus Thursday afternoon was a hoax.
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Skowhegan man killed in roof collapse had just bought property, had plans to move in
Adam Fine’s brother said the 21-year-old Adam had just bought the property on Beckwith Road and was demolishing an abandoned trailer there to make way for a new dwelling for him and his longtime girlfriend when he was killed.
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Nonprofit dental center relocates to space in Oakland’s First Park
The center specializes in providing affordable dental care to low-income patients, the uninsured and under-insured.
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Athens man charged after investigation into Skowhegan drug overdose death
Matthew Vigue was charged with two counts of aggravated drug trafficking after the July 2018 death of Jordon Holmes, police said.
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Police investigating serious injuries of Vassalboro infant
The boy, Blaze Wood, was injured at his home on Pooler Drive on Jan. 2 and remains hospitalized, police said.