There will be no charges in the Thursday accident in which an elderly customer confused the gas and brake pedals on his car, 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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Madison graduates told to dream big
The 62 graduates of Madison Area Memorial High School were instructed Friday night to dream big and fear little by commencement speaker Katie Burkhart-Gooch.
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Bingham man with multiple sex crime convictions arrested, bailed twice in one week
Christopher Cates, 41, has a long history of misdemeanor sex convictions, and was arrested last week and again Thursday, making bail both times.
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SAD 13 residents approve $3.4 million budget
Officials said turnout of seven in the Bingham-based school district was the lowest in years at Thursday night’s budget meeting.
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Waterville rape case set for August trial
Mark Halle, accused of raping a 73-year-old woman at gunpoint after breaking into her home, could accept a plea deal that would mean a resolution before the trial, according to his attorney.
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Somerset County vandalism spree was retaliation for noise complaint, police say
Three men and a juvenile were charged after allegedly targeting random homeowners in Anson, Madison and Norridgewock over the weekend.
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SAD 13 residents to vote on nearly flat budget
The school board chairman said that while some residents have expressed concern over a larger than normal carryover, he feels the district is being responsible and said that savings from last year will help fund the coming year’s budget.
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Norridgewock couple to open public trail system
The Wilder Hill Trails, scheduled to open next weekend, will be free and open to the public for walking, running and bicycling as well as nonmotorized winter sports such as cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
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Convicted Anson murderer Robert Nelson asks court to set him free
Nelson, in a fourth try at freedom, told a federal court there was insufficient evidence to convict him in his 2012 trial for the 2009 murder of Everett L. Cameron.
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Poliquin defends voting record on LGBT measure amid political blitz
After voting against a proposed measure to prevent LGBT discrimination, 2nd District Rep. Bruce Poliquin voted for the amendment Wednesday, drawing accusations of “flip-flopping” from Democrats and his election opponent, Emily Cain.