Rachel covers K-12 schools, higher education and statewide education issues for the Press Herald. She previously covered Franklin and Somerset counties for the Morning Sentinel in Waterville and higher education at the Knoxville News Sentinel in Knoxville, Tennessee. Prior to her arrival in Maine, Rachel spent time in New York City and earned a master’s degree in journalism from New York University. A native of upstate New York, she loves the outdoorsy life in Maine and spends as much time hiking and exploring the coast as possible.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2023
South Portland officer shoots and kills man in armed confrontation at apartment complex
Officer Anthony Verville fatally shot Christapher Dodge, 47, after responding to a domestic violence shooting at the Summit Terrace apartments early Friday.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2023
How I became homeless
Across Portland and numerous other Maine communities, homelessness has grown far more visible since the COVID-19 pandemic. We asked people living on the streets this summer to share their stories.
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PublishedAugust 18, 2023
Maine Journalism Foundation plans to dissolve following sale of Masthead Maine papers
The foundation plans to transfer $171,000 in remaining donations to the Maine Trust for Local News.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
Sale of Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel to national nonprofit is finalized
The newspapers formerly known as Masthead Maine are now part of the Maine Trust for Local News.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2023
A new program gives low-income Maine mothers monthly cash. Will it help lift them out of poverty?
The Project HOME Trust will make $1,000 monthly payments to 20 single mothers around the state for a year as part of a pilot aimed at improving their financial security and futures.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
President Biden visits Maine to tout economic plans, sign order to boost manufacturing
The president spoke to about 180 people at Auburn Manufacturing Inc., a producer of extreme heat protection textiles and fabrics.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
Our live updates from Biden’s visit to Maine
5:54 p.m. BRUNSWICK — Air Force One has taken off from the Brunswick Executive Airport to take President Biden to Delaware. He is set to land in Dover and then head to Rehoboth Beach. As the plane prepared for takeoff, a group of protesters on motorcycles drove down Orion Street chanting “(expletive) Joe Biden.” — […]
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PublishedJuly 15, 2023
Flood watch in effect across Maine with more rain expected Sunday
Multiple rounds of torrential rainfall could produce flash flooding starting midmorning Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2023
Nonprofit trust buying Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, other Maine newspapers in landmark deal
The National Trust for Local News has agreed to purchase 5 of the state’s 6 daily papers and 17 of its weeklies in an effort to preserve local journalism.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2023
They couldn’t find an apartment in Portland. So they got a bus.
But after two years, it hasn’t been the adventurous solution Jeremy and Taylor Michelson had imagined. Their home has been idled outside a U-Haul facility, racking up thousands of dollars in parking tickets.
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