Eric Russell has been a general assignment reporter at the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 2012 and has been a journalist in Maine for 13 years. Because he doesn’t have a specific geographic or topical area to cover, Eric often is free to roam the state in pursuit of the most interesting stories, whether it’s tackling the big topic of the day or chasing ideas that fall just outside the boundaries of everyday news. His favorite assignments are ones where he can leave the office and meet with people in their homes or their workplaces to talk about their struggles and challenges – and sometimes their triumphs. Or to try and answer complicated questions: How does a woman die alone in a Wells mobile home without anyone knowing for 2.5 years? How does a convicted rapist from Massachusetts disappear before his sentencing and then live quietly in Gorham for 34 years before being caught? How does a husband in Bath respond when his wife develops early-onset Alzheimer’s disease? Eric grew up in Southern Maine, went to college at the University of Maine and worked in Bangor for eight years before joining the Press Herald. He lives in Brunswick with his wife, a school teacher, and two daughters.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2020
Maine shatters another COVID-19 record, reports 748 new cases
The Maine CDC recorded 8 more deaths, but noted that many of the new cases were from a test results backlog that the agency has begun to process and enter into the case reporting system.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
State employees union files complaint over COVID-19 information sharing
The Maine Service Employees Union, which represents thousands of state government workers, says it has been requesting the information from the Mills administration since the summer.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Unparalleled volume near holiday adds long delays to shipping
U.S. Postal Service officials say carriers are working well into the night on most days to deliver an unprecedented volume of packages before Christmas.
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PublishedDecember 21, 2020
ACLU of Maine: Prioritize prisons, jails in vaccine distribution
The organization sent a letter to state officials urging them to consider vaccinating residents of prisons, where several major COVID-19 outbreaks have occurred.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
Another day, another record: Maine reports 590 new cases
Nine more deaths were reported as well. New cases, as well as hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19, continue to surge to unprecedented levels in Maine and across the country.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2020
When COVID came to town: Rural Maine reckons with a deadly visitor
Throughout the summer and early fall, the lakeside town of Naples didn’t see many cases of COVID-19. Things changed rapidly in November and what’s happening there now is a microcosm of how the pandemic has evolved to its current state.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
Maine’s changes to case investigation, contact tracing not likely to have major impact
Because the spread of COVID-19 is so prevalent and people are having more contacts, many don’t know where they might have been infected.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2020
Abandoned in a car 83 years ago, ‘Billy Sunshine’ finally finds his roots
Ronald Perreault came home to Portland last year hoping to identify his parents. With help from a local stranger, he finally did it.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
Gideon donates $350,000 in leftover campaign funds to Maine nonprofits
The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate donated $250,000 to Full Plates Full Potential and $100,000 to Keep ME Warm.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2020
‘Ferocious levels’ of virus transmission will spur changes to Maine CDC investigations
The agency’s director hints that the state is considering scaling back case investigation and contact tracing to focus on the most vulnerable populations, as some states already have done.
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