David Trask was fired after the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office took over policing responsibilities in the town and the police department was disbanded.
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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Ex-Anson tax collector Claudia Viles to be tried in June on theft charges
Viles, who maintains she did not take $438,000 from the town, will be tried on 13 counts after months of delays.
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Madison Paper production schedule could change weekly, president says
As demand drops, the company says curtailing work is better than layoffs.
Posted inBusiness, News
In Bingham, rumblings about cement plant
Residents say workers are courteous and business is welcome, but some object to early morning noise.
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Performing arts charter school in Sidney wins approval of Maine panel
The charter school commission also discusses a proposal to serve pregnant or parenting teens as part of the Maine Academy of Natural Sciences.
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Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, girlfriend of inmate who died, settle $2 million lawsuit
The suit alleges that Joseph Daoust’s death in 2014 stemmed from his having been pepper-sprayed and denied medical care.
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Madison mill cuts production by two days a week
Mill workers, who are logging fewer hours and making less money, say they were told the temporary move is because of declining demand for supercalendered paper.
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Family left homeless by fire in Athens mobile home
The fire apparently stemmed from a new wood stove and burned the hands of the woman who lived there.
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Fairfield woman enters no plea to charge of murdering her newborn son
Kayla Stewart has not yet hired an attorney and the issue of bail still has to be determined.
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Boston snowmobiler injured in Rangeley area crash
The rider struck a tree after failing to negotiate a turn on a section of trail between Rangeley and Eustis, the Maine Warden Service said.