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 23, 2014
Former housekeeper donates land to clean up town
Alice Emery bought two burned out lots specifically to give to the town to develop into green space.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2014
Burial plot sold to two families leads to grave predicament
Because of poor record keeping, remains of unrelated people share what should be one family plot.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2014
Iconic Skowhegan State Fair runs on donated wind power this year
But you won’t see any windmills: The electricity is purchased in the form of energy credits.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2014
Skowhegan State Fair runs on wind energy
Two wind advocacy groups, seeking to promote the use of wind energy, donated enough electricity to run the 10-day fair.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2014
Oakland man pleads not guilty to assaulting toddlers
David Devine is charged with seriously injuring his girlfriend’s 2-year-old twin daughters with a plastic bat.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2014
Assessors cut value of Madison paper mill by $150 million
The change is expected to raise property taxes about 30 percent and comes after school and town budgets have been set.
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PublishedAugust 12, 2014
Woman rescues great-aunt, 89, from burning Skowhegan house
Sonya Fox rushed across the street and led Evelyn McElrath, who requires a tank of oxygen to breathe, to safety.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2014
Madison weighs request to lower mill’s taxes
A decrease in valuation for the Madison mill could mean a change in the local property tax rate.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2014
Descendants of 22 siblings plan Maine reunion
Effie and Charlie Dickey had a large brood of children in Canaan in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2014
With no plumber in Jackman, $2,000 is offered to train one
Because of the recent retirement of the rural town’s only licensed plumber, the nearest ones are now 50 miles away.
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