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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PublishedJanuary 16, 2016
Disputes over Maine’s rural roads prompt legislative action
A proposed law would streamline the process for abandoning or discontinuing a rural roadway.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2016
Addict’s mom takes 12 steps to heal many
Stunned to learn that her son died of a heroin overdose, Ruth Perkins founds a Nar-Anon group in Skowhegan.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2016
Low-flying plane in New Portland was not in distress, police say
A concerned woman called the sheriff’s office, but the pilot was landing and taking off in a field near her house.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
Bingham’s only market reopens quickly after small fire
Some products had to be tossed, but the store closed only for about six hours.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2016
Verso sells power plants at Jay mill to N.J. company
The company says the sale would not affect operations at the paper mill.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2016
Construction work touches off fire that closes Bingham’s only market
Damage is minimal to Jimmy’s Market, but it’s unclear when it will reopen.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2015
Jason Cote found guilty of murdering Ricky Cole
A Somerset County jury rejected Cote’s argument that he acted in self-defense in the bludgeoning death of Cole in Detroit in 2013.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2015
Jason Cote takes stand in his own defense in murder trial
Cote, of Palmyra, said he struck Ricky Cole with a metal pipe in a fight that stemmed from allegations Cole possessed weapons illegally and wanted Cote to cover for him.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2015
Jason Cote murder trial: Blood splatter suggests violence, experts testify
State prosecutors rested their case Tuesday after the testimony about Ricky Cole’s killing by a forensic DNA analyst and sergeant with the Maine State Police.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2015
Jason Cote murder trial: Friend says Cote told her he slit Ricky Cole’s throat
In a recorded interview, played Monday in Somerset County Superior Court, Jason Cote denies having gotten into a physical altercation with Cole, who was found dead in July 2013.
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