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 19, 2016
Anson tax bill drops as former tax collector awaits sentencing
Receipts are up sharply since Claudia Viles quit her job as tax collector; she was convicted of taking $500,000 from the town.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2016
Maine’s House majority leader urges LePage’s office to work with federal forest products team
Rep. Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan, releases a statement the same day the Economic Development Assessment Team wraps up a three-day tour of four counties.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2016
State official snubs federal forest products team visiting Maine
The comments by Rosaire Pelletier, Gov. LePage’s liaison to the industry, come the same day the Economic Development Assessment Team says state participation is crucial.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2016
Federal team assesses Maine’s forest products industry – without LePage’s help
Maine’s congressional delegation asks for help devising a plan to encourage economic growth, but Gov. LePage opts out.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2016
Waterville business offers an escape from reality
For $20 a person, the escape room locks people in a cell and gives them an hour to get out.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2016
Crowdfunded Waterville dog faces more heart surgery
Samantha Fields says she and Addie, her 17-month-old foster dog, will try again in two weeks.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2016
State fire marshal to investigate Belmont Avenue blaze in Waterville
A garage, pickup truck and boat were destroyed in the fire, that also damaged the two-apartment house Wednesday night.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2016
Police continue to investigate deadly Rangeley shooting
Nearly two weeks after one man was killed and two others injured, no arrests have been made.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2016
Winslow wildfire fueled by dry conditions
A fire that burned for more than three hours Tuesday on the China-Winslow municipal boundary was fueled by dry conditions affecting most parts of the state, the Winslow fire chief said.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2016
Poliquin practices art of the dodge when it comes to Trump
A day after Sen. Susan Collins said she won’t vote for the Republican presidential nominee, a spokesman for Rep. Poliquin would not comment on Trump’s candidacy.
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