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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PublishedJuly 26, 2016
Emily Cain downplays party tension
She says she’s ‘honored’ to have both Clinton and Sanders supporters on her campaign staff.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2016
No solutions in sight for private road damages in Somerset County
June flooding cut access to more than 100 camps and officials can’t find a way to fund repairs.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2016
Somerset County starts alternative sentencing program
Offenders are allowed to work off their debt to society.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2016
Moscow residents flock to send mail
Set up for the town’s bicentennial celebration, a temporary post office is a novelty in a town without one.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
Poliquin still won’t say whether he supports Trump
When asked Wednesday, a day after Trump’s formal nomination, Maine’s Republican congressman says, ‘I don’t get involved in the presidential election.’
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PublishedJuly 18, 2016
Storms down trees and wires, knock out power in western Maine
More than 6,000 CMP customers had no power late Monday, and a tornado hits Aroostook County.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2016
Credits roll after 10-day international film festival in Waterville
Officials say about 10,000 people came to see some of the 100 films shown, the actors and the directors, and many praised the program.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2016
Presidential race passions could color 2nd District rematch
How many Mainers vote in the national election, and who they are, could sway the state’s congressional battle.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2016
Cain outpaced Poliquin in 2nd quarter fundraising
However, he has a nearly $1 million advantage overall.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2016
Maine Audubon’s Loon Count draws 900 volunteers
The annual event builds support for laws on lead-free tackle, invasive plants and shoreline development.
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