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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PublishedMay 20, 2018
Two years after Madison paper mill closed, town faces uncertain future
‘Life goes on, but it hasn’t been easy for some of us,’ says a former millworker.
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PublishedMay 15, 2018
Republican candidates, party officials stand by Waterville mayor
Two gubernatorial candidates and the state Republican party say the public should move past Nick Isgro’s comments on social media and focus on the work the mayor is doing.
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PublishedMay 12, 2018
Waterville mayor claims city council wants to raise taxes by 13%
However, 2 councilors reached Saturday say the city budget hasn’t been finalized and they haven’t heard of any proposal to raise taxes that much.
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PublishedMay 9, 2018
Homeowner sues Farmington, contractors over sewer flood
His lawyer says the raw sewage damage is so extensive the house will have to be demolished.
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PublishedMay 7, 2018
Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro questions integrity of recall petition
Leaders of the petition effort say they asked the Democratic Party for help because circulators feared retaliation, while the mayor says non-residents and political operatives committed ‘acts of fraud, deception and intimidation.’
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PublishedMay 7, 2018
Video: ‘We’ve got the watch from here’: Cpl. Eugene Cole honored by community, fellow officers
Thousands of people turned out as a procession carrying the casket of Cole, left Skowhegan and then arrived in Bangor for funeral services at the Cross Insurance Center.
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PublishedMay 3, 2018
Petitioners gather enough signatures to force recall vote of Waterville Mayor Nick Isgro
The city clerk on Thursday certified that 887 valid signatures had been gathered calling for a special election on a recall of the mayor, just days after a recall vote was OK’d for recently appointed Councilor John O’Donnell.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Final tally on Waterville mayor recall petitions expected Thursday
In order to trigger a recall election for Mayor Nick Isgro, petitioners needed to gather 857 verified signatures from registered voters in Waterville.
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PublishedMay 2, 2018
Colby College rescinds honorary degree for Bill Cosby in wake of assault conviction
The Waterville college’s board of trustees voted unanimously to rescind the degree given to Cosby in 1992.
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PublishedMay 1, 2018
Police say suspect in Maine corporal’s killing got black eye during his arrest
A booking photo, as well as one taken when John D. Williams was on the ground, generate some backlash on social media.
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