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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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Roughly 1,000 Mainers still without power in wake of storm
Two school districts, Cape Elizabeth and South Bristol, had to cancel classes Friday because they didn’t have power.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2018
Sixteen-year-old boy charged with his grandmother’s murder
Dominic Sylvester is accused of killing his 55-year-old grandmother, Beulah “Marie” Sylvester, in the mobile home they shared in Bowdoinham.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2018
Bowdoinham woman found at home with severe injuries dies hours later
Beaulah ‘Marie’ Sylvester, 55, was found unconscious Monday morning in her home on Post Road.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2018
Singular young woman made a deep impression before inexplicable killing
Classmates of slain University of New England medical school student Deane Stryker, 22, remember her outsized personality, warmth and optimism.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2018
Drug overdoses killed a record 418 people in Maine last year
The number has doubled in just 3 years as Gov. LePage and other state leaders continue a pattern of slow response to the crisis.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2018
Vermont teenager charged in plot to shoot up high school there had recent ties to Maine
Jack Sawyer, 18, was living at a residential treatment facility in Morrill, near Belfast, and also was taking a class at York County Community College in Wells.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2018
With Maine schools on edge, Topsham has 2 scares in a day
The police response reflects a heightened vigilance and concern in schools across Maine after Wednesday’s mass shooting in Florida.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2018
For Maine high school students, news of shootings now normal but anxiety arises
The mass shooting at a Florida school spawns an uneasy mixture of shock, resignation and, sometimes, suspicion among teenagers.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2018
Topsham endures 2 school threats in one day
Woodside Elementary School was evacuated after a concerned parent relayed information, shortly after police left Mt. Ararat High School in response to a separate incident.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2018
Bipartisan bill to expand education program for low-income Mainers draws support
The legislation sponsored by Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon would leverage federal funds to expand an under-used program known as Parents as Scholars.
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