Dwight Nathan Hart allegedly swung a machete at a Moscow woman when she confronted him trying to steal the chairs off her property.
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.
Posted inPolitics
Advocates of funding cold case squad speak at Maine State House
The bill sponsored by Sen. Linda Valentino, D-Saco, gets a unanimous endorsement from the Judiciary Committee.
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Posted inCops & Courts, News
Police seize cash from home of Anson tax collector
An attorney for Claudia Viles, who has not been charged, says the $58,500 found in her home is her own money and that she stole ‘absolutely nothing at all.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
A history project with modern connections
A Colby College exhibit using old family photos creates a link between past and present.
Posted inBusiness, News
No decision until summer on Canada paper hurting Madison mill
The commerce department won’t decided until July whether to slap a punitive duty on a Nova Scotia competitor that charges lower prices because of government subsidies.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Date set for Waterville murder trial
Roland Cummings, charged with killing Aurele Fecteau last May, will stand trial Nov. 12.
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Maine’s sheriffs continue drug take-back program
The federal effort is being discontinued after about four years.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, News
Trial set for November in Waterville murder case
Roland Cummings is charged with stabbing Aurele Fecteau last May.
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Maine game warden puts down injured deer after rescue
The warden says the rescued deer was suffering and he believed it was not likely to survive.
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Maine teen charged with murdering father was on verge of homelessness, brother says
Stevie Hodgdon says he knew of no problems between his brother Colby and their father before Colby allegedly stabbed him to death on March 6.