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 6, 2020
Portland schools, city continue work on body camera negotiations
The police chief stressed a desire to start using the cameras right away at a board meeting in November, but school officials say there is no firm timeline for working out an agreement governing the rules for their use.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Leaders of virtual charter school contest employees’ vote to form a union
The dispute follows concerns that several teachers raised in September about the hiring of a new principal and a lack of input they had in the process.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2019
Windham man seriously injured in Raymond crash
Matthew Lougee, 32, failed to negotiate a turn due to speed and icy conditions, police say.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2019
Boy, 8, killed in Standish crash; 3 others, including his parents, hospitalized
The three-vehicle crash took place Saturday morning on Route 35 near the Windham town line.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2019
A Harpswell family thought they’d lost their cat in a fire, but then came a ‘Christmas miracle’
The Cressey family was reunited with Simba on Thursday after he showed up at nearby house early Christmas morning.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2019
Republican groups pressing Sen. Collins as impeachment trial nears
A new ad released by the Republicans for the Rule of Law urges voters to call her ‘and tell her these witnesses must testify.’
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PublishedDecember 24, 2019
Chuck Peddle, Maine native called ‘father of the personal computer,’ dies at age 82
Peddle, who grew up in Augusta and graduated from the University of Maine, is credited with inventing the low-cost microprocessor used in early personal computers, such as the Commodore 64 and Apple II.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
Sen. Susan Collins announces re-election campaign
Collins announces her re-election bid in a letter to supporters Wednesday morning.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2019
Will she run? Sen. Collins set to announce 2020 plans
Maine’s senior senator, who has raised more than $8 million for a re-election campaign, is expected to announce whether she will run.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
Vaping among Maine high school students nearly doubled in just 2 years, survey shows
The increase prompted Gov. Janet Mills to call for more education and the elimination of a provision in state law that allows some people under 21 to buy tobacco.
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