Rachel covers state government and politics for the Portland Press Herald. Itās 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 masterās degree in journalism from New York University and when sheās not writing and reporting enjoys running, cooking and traveling to new places.
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PublishedMay 11, 2019
Dispute over unlicensed Rome junkyard heading to court
Town officials say Larry and Janet DiPietro have failed to clean up their junkyard at 602 Augusta Road after the town refused to issue them a permit nearly two years ago.
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PublishedMay 10, 2019
Fairfield Town Meeting voters to consider recycling, large trash pickup
Residents at the annual Town Meeting will also consider changes at the Fairfield Police Department, including the addition of a new MDEA agent to be paid for by the state.
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PublishedMay 10, 2019
Former board chairwoman says group working to reopen Madison food bank
Shannon Drury said Friday she resigned as chairwoman of the board of the People Who Care Food Cupboard after some residents complained about the stipend she was receiving and donations declined.
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PublishedMay 10, 2019
Graduating UMF senior starts program to address loneliness among the elderly
Abbie Hartford started the UMF Senior Buddy program at four Farmington homes for the elderly and said she hopes to see her work continue after graduation.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Settlements total $417,000 for former Fairfield-area school administrators cut under controversial plan
Superintendent Reza Namin said the money for the buy-outs will come from insurance and funds left over in the current budget.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Madison food cupboard closes after complaints about leadership
The People Who Care Food Cupboard closed Wednesday, about three months after residents at a public meeting complained about new leadership.
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PublishedMay 8, 2019
CMP says it won’t use herbicides in proposed new power line corridor
But some opponents of the New England Clean Energy Connect project say the promise doesn’t touch other environmental concerns in the 53 miles of new transmission line corridor from Beattie Township through The Forks.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
RSU 74 residents reject proposed $10.58 million school budget
Superintendent Mike Tracy said recent feedback on the budget, which now will head back to the school board for revisions, is that it is not sustainable.
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PublishedMay 6, 2019
Madison voters give initial approval to $10.2 million school budget
The $10.2 million budget is up less than 1% over the current year, and the amount to be collected from local taxpayers is down $138,133.
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PublishedMay 6, 2019
Driver killed in Pittsfield crash on U.S. Route 2
A 90-year-old man was killed after his car veered off the road and struck a tree on U.S. Route 2 Monday afternoon, police said.
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