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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PublishedJune 20, 2013
Former Maine deputy gets four years for molesting girls
The former Somerset County sheriff’s deputy and husband of a daycare owner pleads guilty to four counts of unlawful sexual contact with children under the age of 14.
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PublishedJune 18, 2013
Grand jury: No charges in shooting of Starks man
Kerry Hebert, then 56, was shot at close range on his own property last October following a confrontation involving a group of hunters.
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PublishedMay 28, 2013
Corinna’s oldest resident credits wife for long life
Larry and Dorothy Burleigh have done everything together for more than 71 years.
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PublishedMay 14, 2013
Rangeley Lake search comes up empty Tuesday, as lost snowmobiler’s father waits
The Maine Warden Service on Tuesday could not locate the bodies of John Spencer Jr., 41, of Litchfield, and Ken Henderson, 40, of China, both lost in December after going though the ice on Rangeley Lake.
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PublishedMay 14, 2013
Anson skate park closing, too expensive to fix
For the last seven years, Susanne Lamb has tended to the park, built in memory of her son, Damon Lasley, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 2004.
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PublishedMay 14, 2013
Police: Two men confess to robbery of Kingfield store
Police say Kaleb Bowring, 20, of Madison, and Matthew Santamore, 22, of Vassalboro, confessed to robbing Tranten’s Too last June.
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PublishedMay 7, 2013
Cause of Waterville fire unknown
The blaze, which destroyed one building and damaged two others, caused too much damage for its cause to be pinpointed.
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PublishedApril 19, 2013
St. Albans man dead in one-car accident
Austin E. Field, 18, of St. Albans died Friday after the car he was driving struck a tree on Mountain View Road.
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PublishedApril 17, 2013
11 homeless following Fairfield apartment building fire
The building is considered a total loss and although no one was injured many pets were still unaccounted for Tuesday evening, said Fairfield Fire Chief Duane Bickford.
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PublishedApril 15, 2013
Central Mainers grateful for safety after Boston Marathon explosions
Central Maine residents near the scene of Monday’s Boston Marathon explosions, and their family members, say they’re safe and grateful for that safety.
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