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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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Maine Journalism Foundation plans to dissolve following sale of Masthead Maine papers
The foundation plans to transfer $171,000 in remaining donations to the Maine Trust for Local News.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
Portland moves remaining asylum seekers to hotels as Expo shelter closes
The 60 families still at the Expo on Wednesday were taken by school bus and city vans to hotels in Freeport and Lewiston.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Portland council sends citizen-initiated referendum on rent control to voters in November
The council also amended the title of the referendum, which seeks to exclude landlords with nine or fewer units from rent control.
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PublishedAugust 14, 2023
Work won’t resume on Congress Square redesign until next year
The timeline for the redesign of the park and nearby intersection is unclear as the project has been held up by delays and challenges since work started in the spring of 2022.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2023
City plans to contract with 2 hotels to house asylum seekers remaining at Portland Expo
The plans were announced with the Wednesday deadline for closing the Expo approaching and 192 people still living there.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2023
As deadline to close Portland Expo shelter looms, about 200 asylum seekers still need housing
The city says it is working to connect the remaining asylum seekers at the Expo with other housing ahead of an Aug. 16 deadline.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2023
Instead of sweeping homeless encampments, Portland is trying a new housing-focused approach
The Encampment Crisis Response Team has a goal of clearing the Fore River Parkway Trail by Sept. 6 by offering everyone there shelter or housing. With one month to go, dozens of people are still on the trail.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2023
Weather delays reopening of Baxter Boulevard
Final paving on the section of road between Vannah Avenue and Payson Park is now expected to take place at the end of August.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
Sale of Maine newspapers to national nonprofit is finalized
The National Trust for Local News, the new owner of the Portland Press Herald and numerous other daily and weekly newspapers, is dedicated to preserving and strengthening local news. The new nonprofit newspaper group will be known as the Maine Trust for Local News.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
A new program gives low-income Maine mothers monthly cash. Will it help lift them out of poverty?
The Project HOME Trust will make $1,000 monthly payments to 20 single mothers around the state for a year as part of a pilot aimed at improving their financial security and futures.
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