Larry DiPietro Sr. was scheduled to be in court Wednesday to resolve a complaint from Rome about his property, but was injured when he fell on an excavator while trying to clean up the 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.
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University of Arkansas – Fort Smith leader named UMF’s next president
Edward Serna, the interim chancellor at the University of Arkansas – Fort Smith, will take over as president at the University of Maine at Farmington on July 1.
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Franklin county budget committee, commissioners differ on budget proposals
The committee made a number of changes to a 2019-2020 budget presented by commissioners Monday night.
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Die-hard shoppers snag the deals at a rainy 10-Mile Yard Sale
Some shoppers at the annual flea market and lawn sale from Cornville to Skowhegan said better deals and less traffic made braving Sunday’s rain worth it.
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Police seize drugs, cash after arrest of suspected dealer in Benton
Tyrone Fleurimont, of Massachusetts, allegedly was driving to Maine to sell drugs but arrived at the wrong address and tried to force his way into the home, police said.
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Benton’s alewife festival celebrates resurgence of fish after dam removals
This summer marks 20 years since the removal of Edwards Dam, a key step toward opening up the Sebasticook River for alewives to spawn.
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Waterville children’s bookstore gets backlash for drag queen event
Drag Queen Story Hour at the Children’s Book Cellar is intended to educate and share the culture of LGBTQ people in the community, but some question its motives and appropriateness.
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Graduating UMF senior starts program to address loneliness among the elderly
Abbie Hartford started the UMF Senior Buddy program at four Farmington homes for the elderly and said she hopes to see her work continue after graduation.
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CMP says it won’t use herbicides in proposed new power line corridor
But some opponents of the New England Clean Energy Connect project say the promise doesn’t touch other environmental concerns in the 53 miles of new transmission line corridor from Beattie Township through The Forks.
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Video: CMP power line challenges way of life in off-the-grid Somerset County
For a handful of year-round residents and camp owners in the unorganized territory, a proposed power line corridor through an otherwise off-the-grid area brings concerns and questions at the heart of why they live there.