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 14, 2012
March draws attention to home violence
SKOWHEGAN — David White pulled off a pair of duct-taped red high heels and pulled on his leather motorcycle boots Saturday morning.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2012
Anson tests teacher peer-review program
ANSON — In just a few weeks Mary Adley will find herself in a place she hasn’t been in a while — a second-grade math class.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2012
Madison, Pittsfield schools receive failing grades under ‘No Child Left Behind Act’
WATERVILLE — Two area schools have been added to the list of those failing to meet federal standards under the No Child Left Behind Act while several others have shown signs of improvement.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2012
Democrat David Pearson and GOP Raymond Wallace vie for House District 24 seat
A Democrat opposed to an east-west highway in northern Maine and an incumbent Republican who wants more information about the project’s impact are competing for a state Legislative seat to represent an area that includes Athens and Harmony.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2012
House race: Schools, energy top District 88 concerns
An incumbent who spent more than 30 years in the paper industry and the former owner of a used book store in Madison are competing for a state Legislature seat to represent parts of northern Somerset County.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2012
Norridgewock to hold hearing on treasurer, clerk elections
NORRIDGEWOCK — Selectmen will hold a public hearing next week to discuss whether the positions of town treasurer and town clerk should be changed from elected to appointed positions.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2012
New Bingham school district principal begins her first year
BINGHAM — As the school bell rings, signaling the change of classes, Julie Richard leans against a row of lockers and chats with students as they pass.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2012
Locking into heating oil prices best way to go say dealers
Oil prices are going up as fast as the leaves are changing color, and local dealers say the best way to take the sting out of the hike is to lock into a plan early.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2012
Parents appeal verdict in Maine lead poisoning case
A case in which lead paint contamination allegedly made the parents’ young son ill is being appealed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2012
Parents push high court appeal in Solon lead poisoning case
SKOWHEGAN — A case in which a Solon landlord was found not responsible for lead paint contamination that allegedly made his tenants’ young son ill is being appealed to the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
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