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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PublishedSeptember 6, 2015
Bingham ice cream shop reopens despite back-to-back tragedies for owners
Community members pitch in after a fire destroys Here’s the Scoop and an accident impairs co-owner Scott Stanchfield.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2015
Anson tax collector indicted in connection with $439,000 in missing funds
Claudia Viles has denied misappropriating the missing excise tax money and remains on the job.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2015
Massachusetts man charged with crashing stolen vehicle in Madison while drunk
The car the man was driving was reported stolen in Massachusetts in connection with a home burglary.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2015
Pages with racy images of girls back on Facebook
An email from a person connected to the postings claims the photos were put up with the girls’ consent.
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PublishedSeptember 2, 2015
Explicit photos of girls reappear repeatedly on Facebook pages
Police say the use of the social media site for this purpose, which in this instance includes at least some girls from Maine, is rare and has magnified the problem.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2015
Jay raising taxes to make up for loss of mill revenue
The board acts two weeks after the Androscoggin Mill announced it will lay off 300 people this fall.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2015
SunEdison is testing conditions for another Somerset County wind farm
The company, which is also building the Bingham Wind Project, began construction on meteorological test towers in the Misery Ridge area this week.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2015
Anson, in throes of dealing with missing funds, to consider making tax collector appointed position
A town official says the proposal is unrelated to a lawsuit against Claudia Viles and $438,000 in missing town money. Also being considered is an ordinance to allow the recall of an elected official.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2015
Norridgewock grants permit to music and arts festival
An organizer’s desire to include a beer garden faces legal obstacles, however.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2015
Pilot survives crash of small plane in Starks
The town fire chief says he was about 50 feet in the air when the plane crashed into some hemlock trees Saturday.
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