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 25, 2020
‘Nothing is the same’: Educators adapt to teaching in the COVID-19 era
As Maine schools see isolated cases of coronavirus and shift between instructional models, teachers are doing their best to regain a sense of normalcy and adapt their classrooms to the pandemic.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Maine ‘news’ websites part of network that pushes conservative agenda
The network of 1,300 sites generally ignores Democrats, promotes conservative agendas and publishes favorable stories about Republicans, including Sen. Susan Collins.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2020
Max Linn promises change in long-shot U.S. Senate campaign
The independent is running against the two-party system and the massive amounts of campaign spending in the race, but faces an uphill battle in his effort to unseat Sen. Susan Collins.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Gideon raked in $39 million for Senate race in last 3 months
The Democratic candidate raised nearly five times as much as the $8 million contributed to Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Another poll shows Gideon leading Collins in Senate race
The poll by Portland-based Pan Atlantic Research gave Gideon a 7 percentage-point lead over the incumbent as the race heads into its final weeks.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
Coronavirus task force coordinator Birx urges vigilance in visit to SMCC
The White House official met with staff members and students at Southern Maine Community College in a closed-door roundtable during a stop Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2020
UNE medical school will relocate to Portland with $30 million Alfond grant
The grant from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help pay for the cost of a new medical school building on the city campus.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2020
Senate candidate Lisa Savage hopes ranked-choice will boost progressive campaign
The teacher and activist from Solon faces a steep challenge from the major party candidates, but is hoping ranked-choice voting will help pave the way for independents.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2020
Portland elementary teacher named Maine Teacher of the Year
Cindy Soule, a fourth-grade teacher at the Gerald E. Talbot Community School, received the recognition at an outdoor ceremony Thursday morning.
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PublishedOctober 7, 2020
Alfond’s $240 million gift to UMaine System among largest ever to public higher ed institute
The money from the Harold Alfond Foundation will help transform the University of Southern Maine by providing most of the funding for a new graduate center and law school and access to a multi-university engineering program.
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