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 28, 2015
SunEdison considering another Somerset County wind project
The company, which also is building the Bingham Wind Project, began construction this week of meteorological test towers in the Misery Ridge area.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2015
Anson hearing to cover recall ordinance, appointing tax collector
A town official says the proposal to change the position of tax collector from elected to appointed is not related to a lawsuit against Claudia Viles and $438,000 in missing town money.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2015
Wilton teacher one of three finalists for Maine Teacher of the Year
Brenda LaVerdiere, an Academy Hill School fourth-grade teacher, was inspired to start teaching by her father, a Waterville music instructor, and has taught in RSU 9 for 38 years.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2015
Jay officials concerned about tax rate
The layoff of 300 employees at the Androscoggin Mill will hit the area’s economy, officials say.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2015
Two drivers charged in Farmington collision
A South Portland man was charged with distracted driving, and a Sidney man had a suspended license, police said.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2015
Norridgewock grants permit to upcoming music festival
An organizer of the festival said he plans to look into whether a beer garden is possible, although town officials say there is not enough time to change state laws that residents voted on in a referendum decades ago.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
Naturalist opens group’s eyes to Madison park’s history, ecology
Kate Drummond shows uses Native Americans put nature to during Madison-Anson Days.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
While Madison paper mill awaits ruling on duties, factors like energy costs still loom over plant
Impending layoffs at Verso’s Androscoggin Mill in Jay a reminder of Madison Paper’s vulnerability.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
Starks pilot uninjured after plane crashes into hemlock trees
The cause of the crash is unknown, according to pilot Steve Rackliff, and the Federal Aviation Administration will not be investigating.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
Oakland fire seriously injures occupant of mobile home
The cause of the fire on 10 Lots Road is under investigation.
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