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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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Norridgewock selectmen authorize grant application to add firefighters
Wednesday’s vote means the town will move ahead with an application for a federal grant to help fund its first full-time firefighters over a period of three years.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Rome voters to consider dam maintenance fees, repairs for Wings Mills Dam
Residents Saturday will consider funding for the Belgrade Regional Dams, an item that has town officials divided over how much to contribute to the maintenance and operations of three dams on the Belgrade Lakes.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2019
Late-night fire damages Norridgewock farm house
The blaze started as a chimney fire and spread to the second floor of the house on Sandy River Road, according to the fire chief.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2019
Bingham residents approve nearly 50 percent increase in ambulance costs
The new executive director of the Upper Kennebec Valley Ambulance Service said the agency is forced to pass on to towns a 48.7 percent increase in costs after discovering a $70,000 loss over the past two years that had not been reported to the board of directors.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2019
Bingham, Moscow residents vote to close only middle school in SAD 13
Officials in Bingham-based School Administrative District 13 put the proposal to close Quimby Middle School before voters as a way of addressing declining enrollment and to save money.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2019
Norridgewock residents show support for adding full-time firefighters
Residents approved an $890,761 budget at the annual Town Meeting on Monday and gave a show of support for the town to apply for a federal grant to fund two full-time firefighters.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2019
Viles conviction yields added cost in $1.7 million Anson budget
About 35 people attended Saturday’s Town Meeting, where residents approved a $1,726,886 budget.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2019
Bingham, Moscow to vote on closing Quimby Middle School
The vote is the latest effort to close the school, which officials have debated keeping open since 2009 in light of declining enrollment.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2019
Norridgewock to consider 18 percent budget decrease at Town Meeting
Residents also will consider funding for wastewater treatment upgrades and will hear from the fire chief about the possibility of adding full-time firefighters.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2019
Mother of Oakland woman shot by police in 2017 files wrongful death suit
Jessica Fagre filed the lawsuit on behalf of her daughter, Ambroshia Fagre, who was shot and killed in 2017 as police investigated a home invasion in which her boyfriend was a suspect.
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