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 21, 2021
Construction on dorm, student center brings transformation to USM Portland campus
The $100 million project is among many changes, including the planned move of the law school, a new traffic roundabout and demolition of a university-owned house on Bedford Street.
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PublishedJune 19, 2021
Auburn man wounded after shots are fired into crowd from vehicle
People had gathered on Court Street after leaving a Lewiston club early Saturday.
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PublishedJune 19, 2021
Philanthropist Sussman donates North Haven farm to American Farmland Trust
The national conservation organization will continue using the historic 153-acre Turner Farm as working farmland.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Man charged with murder in deaths of man and woman found at Limington home
Firefighters found the bodies when they responded to a fire at the home on Hardscrabble Road early Thursday.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Portland accepts bid for Reiche school renovations, at $4 million under budget
Construction is expected to start this summer on 3 projects at Longfellow, Reiche and Presumpscot elementary schools.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
A vaccinated Mainer could win close to $1 million in new sweepstakes campaign
The effort to encourage more people to get shots protecting them from COVID-19 will reward the winner with $1 for every person who gets vaccinated.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
Sen. Collins introduces bill to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics
The legislation would direct the Food and Drug Administration to issue a rule banning the intentional use of PFAS in cosmetics such as makeup, moisturizer and perfume.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Committee advances plan to keep in-state UMaine System tuition flat
The full board of trustees will meet next week to consider the proposal, which comes after the governor proposed a supplemental budget that would increase state funding for higher education.
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PublishedJune 14, 2021
Maine schools plan robust summer programming to counter COVID-19 impacts
Districts intend to enroll more students in a broader variety of programs this year to help them catch up and give them a boost for the fall.
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PublishedJune 11, 2021
Kennebunk area school board and teachers union reach tentative contract agreement
The agreement comes after stalled negotiations led teachers to institute work-to-rule and organize a march through downtown Kennebunk.
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