The delay – the third – will give more time for an accountant for Claudia Viles’ defense to review the evidence.
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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Girl, 8, praised after family escapes Madison house fire
Darryn Cossaboom alerted the rest of her family after noticing flames on her bedroom wall.
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Disputes over Maine’s rural roads prompt legislative action
A proposed law would streamline the process for abandoning or discontinuing a rural roadway.
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Addict’s mom takes 12 steps to heal many
Stunned to learn that her son died of a heroin overdose, Ruth Perkins founds a Nar-Anon group in Skowhegan.
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Low-flying plane in New Portland was not in distress, police say
A concerned woman called the sheriff’s office, but the pilot was landing and taking off in a field near her house.
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Bingham’s only market reopens quickly after small fire
Some products had to be tossed, but the store closed only for about six hours.
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Verso sells power plants at Jay mill to N.J. company
The company says the sale would not affect operations at the paper mill.
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Construction work touches off fire that closes Bingham’s only market
Damage is minimal to Jimmy’s Market, but it’s unclear when it will reopen.
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Jason Cote found guilty of murdering Ricky Cole
A Somerset County jury rejected Cote’s argument that he acted in self-defense in the bludgeoning death of Cole in Detroit in 2013.
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Jason Cote takes stand in his own defense in murder trial
Cote, of Palmyra, said he struck Ricky Cole with a metal pipe in a fight that stemmed from allegations Cole possessed weapons illegally and wanted Cote to cover for him.