The case against the two dogs, which killed a puppy and injured its owner, will go to trial.
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.
Without language teachers, high schools are resorting to computer programs
Madison Area Memorial High uses Rosetta Stone to take the place of a French and Spanish teacher.
Katahdin area looking at complex transition to national monument
Lucas St. Clair, a leader of the effort to designate the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, says, ‘we have to think really critically as we move forward.’
National monument transition will be complex, but some say debate is fading
Lucas St. Clair, whose family is behind the new Katahdin Woods and Waters national monument, said that there are issues that still need to be worked out.
Closed paper mill asking for cut in property taxes
Meanwhile, Madison Paper Industries seeks a buyer for the mill in Madison and the hydro facility in Anson.
Traumatized pup returns after August car crash in Madison
The worst part of Shane Pottle’s accident was the likelihood that Tucker was lost – but he wasn’t.
Former Anson tax collector to serve five years on theft charges
Claudia Viles, 66, convicted for stealing more than $500,000 in excise taxes over five years, says she ‘will be fighting to get myself exonerated.’
Owners of dogs that killed puppy in Winslow face civil violation
Danielle Jones, one of the owners of the two pit bulls that killed a Boston terrier and injured its owner, apologizes for the attack. “This is a horrific nightmare and if I could undo it, I would,” she said.
Winslow woman injured, her puppy killed, in attack by 3 pit bulls
Her family is pressing charges against the dogs’ owner and wants the animals euthanized.
Textile manufacturer in Auburn scores win
Federal government OKs duties on fabric imports that undercut American products.