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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PublishedSeptember 13, 2015
Cause of Canaan Maple Lane fire undetermined
The fire left three people homeless about a week after another fire in town destroyed the home of a family of five on Main Street.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2015
Family of former Waterville mayor gathers for bridge re-dedication
A bronze plaque remembering Mayor Lorenzo Eugene Thayer was recently restored by city officials and will be reinstalled on the Thayer Memorial Bridge after having been missing for several decades.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2015
Organizers hope for good turnout today at 9/11 memorial blood drive in Augusta
The blood drive Friday at the Augusta Civic Center is one of several that the American Red Cross is sponsoring this week around the state, including one in Belgrade.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2015
Missing Anson money puts town over budget in legal, audit fees
The investigation into $438,000 in missing excise tax money has already put the town $40,000 over budget.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015
Massachusetts man dies of injuries from motorcycle crash
Clifford Berry, of Worcester, Massachusetts, was injured in a crash Aug. 30 in Mercer and died Sunday, on a holiday weekend when Maine’s motorcycle death toll for the year increased to 26.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015
Road, community center fixes on Starks special town meeting agenda
Residents are being asked to consider a grant to help pay for community center roof repairs, a bond payment for road repairs and buying heating oil for the coming winter.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2015
Local liquor laws lead to confusion in Somerset County towns
Wine may be sold in Cambridge only on Sundays, while organizers of a Norridgewock music festival had to cancel plans for a beer garden.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2015
After two rough years, Bingham ice cream shop reopens
Fire destroyed Here’s the Scoop two years ago; then a snowmobile accident delayed Scott and Vicki Stanchfield’s plans to reopen.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2015
Clinton man wanted by three police agencies arrested Wednesday
Louis Rubino is facing charges in Clinton and Augusta, and he is wanted by police in Knox County for failure to report to jail.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2015
Anson tax collector indicted on 13 counts
Claudia Viles was indicted Thursday on counts of theft, failure to pay Maine income taxes, failure to make and file income tax returns and tampering with public records.
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