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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PublishedOctober 10, 2017
Subject of standoff at Portland motel is found, arrested
Vincent Teruel, 40, of Hollis had been wanted in connection with a domestic violence assault.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2017
Those bells tolling in Portland echoed nationwide gesture against gun violence
In the wake of the latest massacre, Episcopal churches around the country encouraged people to participate in a national time of prayer Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2017
Lowly fruit fly held the key to understanding circadian rhythms
A researcher now living in Maine began his Nobel-winning work by studying the courtship behavior of the insect.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2017
Nobel Prize in medicine surprises researcher now living in rural Maine
Jeffrey C. Hall and 2 others are recognized for uncovering the workings of our ‘biological clock’ through the study of fruit flies.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2017
Architectural Digest throws the book at UMaine law school’s ‘rather unfortunate’ building
The magazine names it one of the eight ugliest university buildings in America, surprising no one who works there.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2017
High school athletes, officials confront national anthem protests
Players and officials willing to talk about national anthem demonstrations say there are no easy answers.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017
Maine man evicted for using pot to calm his seizures now calls hospital home
His family’s decision to try marijuana to alleviate seizures got Mark Madore kicked out of his federally funded group home. But the limbo he’s in shows a state safety net in need of repair.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2017
‘I freed them,’ Orion Krause said after telling police he killed 4 people with baseball bat
The arrest affidavit of the Rockport man includes graphic details about the quadruple homicide in Massachusetts that took the lives of his mother, grandparents and a caretaker.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2017
Democratic state lawmaker from Biddeford unenrolls from party
Rep. Martin Grohman cites the influence of special interest groups on the major parties as his reason for becoming an independent.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2017
Gifted Rockport musician tied to Massachusetts slayings offered little warning
Family and friends can’t fathom how the quiet, mild-mannered 22-year-old could have killed his mother, grandparents and a health care worker.
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