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 8, 2013
Common Ground Fair to erect bigger, better cellphone tower during annual run
Organizers of the Common Ground Country Fair will be setting up a temporary cellphone tower at the fairgrounds this year to meet a growing demand for service.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2013
Colby, Waterville music festival discontinued; students to help with downtown Harvest Fest
An annual music festival sponsored in part by Colby College will not continue this year, according to event organizers.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2013
Starks woman charged with assault, accused of spitting on selectman
A Starks woman opposed to the construction of a cellphone tower near her home is facing an assault charge after allegedly spitting into a selectman’s face last month.
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2013
Man arrested at Cornville school Monday has extensive criminal history
The man arrested Monday after allegedly threatening people at the Cornville Regional Charter School has an extensive criminal history and was also on probation, according to police.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2013
Starks commission seeks database to connect farmers, laborers
Starks Farm Hands is an initiative to create a database of farmers in need of help and laborers looking for work, in an effort to connect more local people with employment.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2013
Backyard Farms plans to rehire workers in October
Tomato grower Backyard Farms says it plans to rehire all of its employees and will return some of them to work by October, following furloughs that are scheduled to begin after Labor Day.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2013
Norridgewock school garden a learning, helping project
When students at Mill Stream Elementary School in Norridgewock returned to classes this week, they also picked up on a community garden project that began in the spring.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2013
Fairfield man injured in fall from ladder at Skowhegan Rite Aid
A Fairfield man, whom police say may have had a pre-existing heart condition, was LifeFlighted to Eastern Maine Medical Center after falling from a ladder while working at the Madison Avenue Rite Aid in Skowhegan.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2013
Fairfield woman who fled with kids appears in court
A diary entry says BethMarie Retamozzo had thoughts about killing herself and her children.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2013
Norridgewock airport imperiled by radio-frequency jamming, police say
State police and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating reports of radio jamming near the Central Maine Regional Airport in Norridgewock, that has made communication between pilots in the air impossible, according to police.
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