A Norridgewock man was arrested Thursday afternoon after threatening a stranger with a firearm outside the Athens Corner Store, police said.
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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Starks man killed in crash
One driver dies in a car-truck collision in Fairfield.
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Starks man killed in head-on collision in Fairfield
James Murphy, 67, was driving north on Norridgewock Road when his 1998 Subaru Outback was hit by a truck that crossed the center line, police said.
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Friends of Jillian Jones fight domestic violence
The TEAL Project gets more than 1,700 likes on Facebook.
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Slain woman remembered at candlelight vigil
Jilian Jones, 24, was found dead in her Augusta apartment; her former boyfriend is charged with her murder.
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Waterville physician surrenders license during investigation
Former Inland Hospital doctor Michael Durr was under investigation for incompetent practice, according to the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine’s website.
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Maine woman accused of spitting on selectman pleads not guilty
Cindy E. Brown, 53, is charged with assault after she allegedly spit on Starks First Selectman Paul Frederic outside a planning board meeting.
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State studies brown trout decline near Shawmut Dam
A two-year study will track tagged fish.
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Bingham brothers in medical school recognized for research, volunteering
Brandon and Tyler Giberson were recently recognized by the American Heart Association for their volunteer work and research on cardiac arrest at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Both brothers say they plan to return to central Maine one day to practice medicine.
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Fight for habitat, food cited in Kennebec fishing decline
State officials hope a new study will help restore the brown trout fishery on the Kennebec River.