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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PublishedNovember 1, 2015
Disquiet greets Maine hunters’ shot at silencers
With deer season underway, critics of a new law allowing muted rifles worry that it will tempt hunters to drift closer to homes or lead to an increase in illegal hunting activities.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2015
Theft trial of former Anson tax collector postponed
An attorney for Claudia Viles, accused of stealing more than $400,000 in excise tax money from the town, says he needs more time to wade through the evidence and can’t be ready by Nov. 2.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2015
Verso notifies 300 Maine workers of their dismissal date
The workers in Jay receive notices that their last day of work will be in mid-December.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2015
‘Miracle’ pig doing well one week after Harmony fire
Friends of Mel and Jeff Chadbourne help the family build a temporary structure Monday to get their farm animals through the winter.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2015
Maine delegation critical of Canadian subsidies
They speak at a U.S. trade hearing on whether subsidies given to a Nova Scotia mill have harmed Maine’s paper industry.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2015
Pedestrian killed at busy Skowhegan intersection
Police say Kathy Barker, 51, apparently crossed Madison Avenue against a green light.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2015
Remains of missing Appalachian Trail hiker found, Maine Warden Service says
Foul play is not suspected in the 2013 disappearance of Geraldine Largay.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2015
Ankle bracelet monitoring program called a success
Somerset County began using them to track domestic violence offenders a year ago.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2015
Androscoggin Mill to identify laid-off workers soon
The identification process is ‘nearing the end’ but Verso Corp., which owns the Jay mill, doesn’t say when it will notify workers.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2015
Fairfield man killed in West Forks crash
An SUV crossed into the opposite lane, hit a guardrail and boulder, then moved back across the road and rolled several times, police say.
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