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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PublishedDecember 23, 2014
Waterville Christmas Day dinner preparations underway
The Central Maine Family Christmas dinner, which is free and open to the public, will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2014
Truck driver injured after rollover in Embden
The injuries to the driver are not life-threatening and the truck was carrying crushed limestone for L. Breton Transport of Marbleton, Quebec.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2014
Somerset County approves wind farm TIF district
The tax increment financing plan created Monday night is expected to return about $11 million in addition to a community benefits agreement between the county and First Wind.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2014
Man charged in Wilton killing is son of convicted murderer
The state Attorney General’s office said Monday that they believe Dana Craney is the son of Dana A. Craney, who was convicted of murder in Androscoggin County in 1993.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2014
Nokomis tech ‘Sherpas’ offer free support worldwide
So far, students at the Newport high school have helped people in South Korea, Europe and across the U.S., and hundreds have tuned in to watch their show, the Tech Sherpa Show.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2014
Neighbors say Wilton man, charged with murdering grandmother, had abused her
Dana Craney, 22, is accused of killing 67-year-old Joanne Goudreau on Saturday, police said. Neighbors said he was odd, seen walking around with knives, but they didn’t think he would kill his grandmother.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2014
Newport sex offender expected to plead guilty to new charges
Marc Alberi, 46, is accused of having videotaped and photographed a 11-year-old boy in the restroom of a Palmyra Walmart.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2014
Fairfield mother badly hurt but grateful for Christmas with her family
Kristin Cook, who was injured when she fell out of a tree just before Thanksgiving, is in a body cast but slowly is recovering from the accident.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2014
Skowhegan man charged with aggravated drug trafficking
The drug-trafficking charge was brought after police found 440 bags of heroin in Darreyl A. Wright’s apartment, according to court records.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2014
Somerset County to decide on TIF for Bingham Wind Project
A proposed tax-increment financing district in the unorganized territory of Somerset County will be considered at a public hearing and county commissioner’s meeting Monday.
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