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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PublishedMay 27, 2021
Maine school boards and superintendents oppose bill to create binding arbitration
The proposed legislation would allow public employees to strike if their employer failed to carry out the arbitrator’s determinations.
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PublishedMay 23, 2021
As COVID guidelines shift, Maine families of young children expect little to change
With the state poised to loosen restrictions on distancing and mask wearing Monday, some parents of unvaccinated children said little will change for them while there still isn’t a vaccine for those under 12.
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PublishedMay 21, 2021
UMaine System reconsiders plan for tuition increase, with more funding possible
The board of trustees had been scheduled to vote on a tuition increase Monday but is delaying the item in light of the governor’s supplemental budget proposal and strong fall enrollment deposits.
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PublishedMay 9, 2021
Job market shows signs of improvement for Class of 2021
The hiring outlook is better than last year, but the job search process has changed and new graduates are preparing to step into workplaces that still look different due to the pandemic.
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Sanford man accused of setting fire at apartment building where he lives
Thomas McGinn has been charged with arson in connection with the fire Wednesday that displaced all the tenants and caused significant damage to a four-unit building on Spruce Street.
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
MaineHealth opens up vaccine registration to adolescents ages 12 to 15
The health care provider is preparing to close its mass vaccination site at Scarborough Downs as it shifts to providing clinics at schools and continues with walk-in options.
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PublishedMay 7, 2021
Maine colleges go hybrid with mix of in-person and virtual graduation ceremonies this year
Graduations will look different for a second year in a row but campuses are finding ways to recognize students through smaller in-person events with COVID precautions.
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PublishedMay 5, 2021
UMaine System proposing 2.5% tuition increase for 2021-22
The tuition proposal, approved by the board of trustees’ finance committee Wednesday, will go to the full board May 24.
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PublishedMay 5, 2021
Committee recommends moving UMaine law school to temporary location in Old Port
Dean Leigh Saufley says the current law school building is ‘literally falling apart’ and the move is necessary as the university continues planning a new building on the USM campus.
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PublishedApril 27, 2021
COVID-19 cases in Maine schools rise to highest levels of the pandemic
School officials say the increase is a reflection of community spread, not transmission in schools, and several are continuing with plans to increase in-person learning.
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