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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PublishedJanuary 25, 2013
Family dog saves Newport family from Friday fire that destroyed home
NEWPORT — A chocolate Labrador retriever named Ben saved his owners from their burning home on Elm Street early Friday morning.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Warming shelters busy in deep freeze
NORRIDGEWOCK — Having growing up in central Maine in the 1930s, Ed Weston remembers days when the temperature ranged between minus 50 and minus 32. He walked to school in it.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2013
Local college students largely support women in combat
WATERVILLE — Women soon will be able to serve in combat in the U.S. military, following a decision by the Pentagon to lift a rule that formerly restricted them from artillery, armor, infantry and other, similar roles. Students at two area colleges on Thursday said they mostly support the decision.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2013
Norridgewock family faces homelessness after second fire in three years
NORRIDGEWOCK — A family of four is facing homelessness after a fire that destroyed their mobile home earlier this month, the second fire the family has endured in three years.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2013
String of devastating blazes spurs home fire fears
Linda Agren stood in the door of her home on River Road in New Portland and wiped tears from her eyes as she looked at the ruins of the house across the street. A few hours after a chimney fire destroyed the home of her neighbors, Adam and Shellen Masterman, Agren remembered what it was […]
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2013
Chimney ashes may be to blame for fire in New Portland home Tuesday
NEW PORTLAND — Photo albums and a few other items are all that is left after a family of four lost their home to fire Tuesday morning.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2013
Starks Agriculture Commission aims to promote, protect farming interests
STARKS — It’s 7 degrees outside and Paul Frederic is heading out to move bales of hay. As he gets dressed, Frederic puts on an extra layer of clothing.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2013
Elk, bear, boar on menu at Skowhegan community dinner Friday
SKOWHEGAN — Elk stew, partridge lo mein, bear meat jambalya and wild boar sliders are just a few of the items on the menu Friday at a community dinner celebrating Maine’s hunting tradition.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
Local dialogue on guns moves to next level
WATERVILLE — A day after President Barack Obama presented his proposals for toughening gun laws, communities around the nation are meeting to talk about stricter controls, while some gun owners are saying the conversation is shortsighted.
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PublishedJanuary 16, 2013
Madison to raze aging junior high school
MADISON — The town is moving forward with its plan to demolish the old junior high school building on Main Street.
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