Firefighters from six departments went to the scene of the blaze Thursday afternoon on Parkman Hill Road.
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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Coughing fit leads to truck crash that destroys Skowhegan building
Police say no one was inside the building on Madison Avenue when a tractor-trailer smashed into it.
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Waterville’s library director wins national I Love My Librarian award
Sarah Sugden is one of 10 librarians, out of 1,000 nominees, to win the award sponsored by the Carnegie Corp. and The New York Times.
Posted inLife & Culture, Local & State, News
Waterville has lights and Claus to celebrate
More than 30 floats take part in the parade after crews clean the streets of 10 inches of snow.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Skowhegan trail system plans underway
Plans call for putting in parking lots at entrances to the trails at Coburn Woods in Skowhegan.
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Coping with cancer on the family farm
After diagnosis, a Mercer farmer’s children step in to raise turkeys in time for Thanksgiving.
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Madison hardware store reopens after lumber fire
The store is open the next day because of help from the community, including competitors.
Posted inBusiness
Sale of First Wind won’t affect turbine project in Bingham, official says
The Maine DEP, which had already approved the turbine farm, will take another look now that it has been notified of the SunEdison purchase.
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Forum at UMF explores natural gas alternatives
About 50 people attend a discussion that centered around diversifying energy sources on campus.
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Maine man pleads not guilty to 2 counts of manslaughter in crash
Mark Schobel, of Anson, was the driver of one of the cars in a crash that killed Jennifer Nile of Embden and Ruth Souweine of Bangor.