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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PublishedOctober 5, 2013
Madison area snowmobile trail maintenance threatened
A stretch of Maine’s largest network of snowmobile trails, in the Madison area, is in danger of closing if the club that oversees them can’t recruit more people to work on maintenance.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2013
Central Maine responders get natural gas emergency management tips
Keith Lincoln, director of gas operations for Summit Natural Gas spoke to a group of emergency response personnel at Kennebec Valley Community College Friday, discussing safety procedures for natural gas leaks.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2013
Two Waterville men arrested on charges they stole guns
Jordan Doolan, 19, and Alexander Salvas, 18, are facing felony charges after police say they stole three guns belonging to another Waterville man.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2013
Colby lecture focuses on food shortage myths
Francis Moore Lappe, author of the book “Diet for a Small Planet,” spoke Tuesday on the choices we make as humans, how they contribute to global food production and how our perceptions of scarcity and hunger have changed over the last 40 years
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2013
Winslow man hospitalized after being hit by car
Matthew Woodard, of Winslow, was taken to Inland Hospital in Waterville after he was hit by a car while walking on Cushman Road Monday night.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013
Norridgewock festival mixes art, music at farm that has sparked complaints
Art installations, like Dana Lynn Harper’s “Bloom Bloom,” will be the centerpiece of the Great North Festival in Norridgewock this weekend, along with several musical acts.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2013
Starks cellphone tower plan appealed by neighbors
Residents near a proposed cellphone tower that was approved by the planning board are appealing the decision, citing more than a dozen reasons.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2013
Mt. View considers schools’ progress on bullying, 6 months after suicide
Working together to overcome school violence and bullying was the message of an anti-bullying presentation Monday at Mt. View High School, where six months ago police investigated whether bullying was related to the suicide of a sixth-grade student in the district.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2013
Ben & Jerry’s cofounder wins Common Ground fair’s educational exhibit prize
Ben Cohen, cofounder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, won first place for most educational exhibit at the Common Ground Country Fair with his Amend-O-Matic StampMobile.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2013
Common Ground fair speaker touts higher purposes of cooperatives
George Siemon told Common Ground Country Fair goers on Sunday that cooperatives are “here to serve a community.”
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