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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PublishedJune 7, 2015
Embden residents to vote on SAD 74 withdrawal process
A referendum Tuesday will determine whether the town forms an official withdrawal committee to work on leaving School Administrative District 74.
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PublishedJune 6, 2015
Madison residents to consider $2.4 million budget, board candidates
The Board of Selectmen and the Advisory Board are presenting pared-down budget versions Monday to residents at the Town Meeting.
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PublishedJune 6, 2015
Little Free Library promotes literacy in Waterville’s South End
The miniature library is one of four that the Waterville Rotary Club is planning for the Waterville area.
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PublishedJune 5, 2015
Madison graduates 56 students
Recent Harvard University graduate and Madison alumna Krysta Moulton told the graduates to take risks and be true to themselves.
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PublishedJune 5, 2015
Madison to consider police merger plan Monday
With residents set to vote on a consolidation with the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office, one local police officer says he worries about how the potential change would affect his duties and local cases.
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PublishedJune 3, 2015
Winslow High School graduates 96 students
Senior Class President Meg Nadeau asked her classmates to take the life lessons they learned on the playground with them as they went into the world.
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PublishedJune 2, 2015
Loose Madison llama, owner reunited
Gilbert’s owner was located around 4 p.m. Tuesday after the llama spent the afternoon with a man who it had earlier charged and spit at.
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PublishedJune 2, 2015
Waterville’s Empire Beauty School to close
The national chain of beauty schools says declining enrollment means six schools around the country are closing.
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Madison residents approve reduced school budget
The proposed $9.56 million budget for School Administrative District 59 is down 4 percent overall and does not include cuts to programs or positions, according to the superintendent.
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PublishedJune 1, 2015
Siblings say Fairfield woman generous, loved
Police are still silent on the circumstances surrounding Amber Cobb’s drowning in the Kennebec River last Tuesday.
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