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, 2021
Parents in southern Maine are excited, yet wary of COVID, as school year approaches
The delta variant and rising case numbers have raised fresh concerns for some parents, while others are eager for more in-school time and feel confident in schools’ reopening plans.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Portland school board approves fall COVID plan after parents voice concerns about delta variant
Several parents said that while they generally support the district’s plan, which includes universal masking, they would like to see more precautions in some areas.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
UMaine System presses for more student vaccinations as semester nears
As of Tuesday, about half of the 25,000 students and staff expected to be on system campuses this fall had verified their vaccination status. Friday’s the deadline.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2021
Maine reports 145 cases of COVID-19 as Waldo County emerges as a hotspot
Waldo has a case rate 2.5 times greater than what the U.S. CDC considers high transmission and 5 counties have substantial transmission rates.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
Maine awards over $2 million to schools for remote learning pilot projects
The projects are being funded through a $16.9 million federal grant to Maine to develop innovative remote learning models in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2021
More Mainers encouraged to wear masks indoors as COVID-19 transmission rates rise
Eight counties are listed as having ‘substantial’ or ‘high’ transmission rates and the city of Portland is recommending that everyone wears a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
South Portland schools will require masks for students and staff indoors
School districts around Maine are weighing how to respond to recommendations by the state and federal governments that everyone in K-12 schools wears a mask indoors.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2021
UMaine System will require COVID-19 vaccines for students on campus this fall
The system cited the spread of the delta variant in its decision to accelerate the timeline for requiring vaccines.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
Portland superintendent’s plan for fall reopening includes mask recommendation
The plan, which the school board is scheduled to vote on Aug. 17, calls for all students to wear masks indoors and staff members to wear masks in the presence of students indoors.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
Portland bookstore joins effort to replace books lost in Frenchville school fire
The book drive is part of a statewide effort involving Maine authors, bookstores and literary groups to replace 9,500 books lost in a blaze last month.
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