Waldo has a case rate 2.5 times greater than what the U.S. CDC considers high transmission and 5 counties have substantial transmission rates.
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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Maine awards over $2 million to schools for remote learning pilot projects
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UMaine System will require COVID-19 vaccines for students on campus this fall
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Maine schools weigh masks, vaccines and pooled testing for fall return
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Maine panel of experts weighs in on how schools can open safely amid COVID
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Millinocket hospital is first in Maine to require COVID vaccines for employees
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Maine hospitals and health care providers hesitate on staff vaccination mandate
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Summer camps build on effort to extend vocational programs to middle schoolers
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