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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PublishedJune 7, 2016
Moderate Sen. Collins forced into balancing act on Trump candidacy
Maine’s Republican senator calls out her party’s candidate for offensive remarks but stops short of disavowing him, hoping he’ll change his ways.
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PublishedJune 6, 2016
Kennebunk, Wells police investigating ‘skimmers’ found on bank ATMs
The devices, which illegally copies bank card information, were discovered over the weekend.
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PublishedJune 5, 2016
Boothbay’s juggernaut: If he builds it, will they come?
Multimillionaire Paul Coulombe has been remaking this coastal town into an upscale tourist destination of epic proportions – but not without making some waves.
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PublishedJune 1, 2016
Three York County police departments join drug treatment initiative
Public safety agencies in Kittery, York and Eliot join a growing list of departments that are choosing to treat drug addiction like a disease rather than a crime.
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PublishedMay 25, 2016
LePage joins lawsuit by 10 states seeking to void Obama’s transgender directive
His action in the debate over school bathroom access, taken in a personal capacity without involving the state itself, upsets Maine’s LGBT advocates.
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PublishedMay 25, 2016
Brunswick home health agency files for bankruptcy
Merrymeeting Behavioral Health Services employees, who are owed a total of about $200,000 in back pay, would be first in line for whatever money is left once the company’s assets have been liquidated.
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PublishedMay 25, 2016
Amid Maine’s drug crisis, DHHS slow to expand treatment options
The agency hasn’t advanced three addiction programs that have already been funded, raising concerns among providers over the lack of urgency.
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PublishedMay 23, 2016
Portland chief says LePage mistaken in account of overdoses at Deering High
Michael Sauschuck says the incident that LePage uses to oppose more access to Narcan involved a non-student at Deering Oaks, and lawmakers want an apology.
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PublishedMay 21, 2016
Mariners: Outdated forecast just one factor in El Faro sinking
High-tech weather data is fine as far as it goes, one says, but some seafarers ‘forget to look out the window.’
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PublishedMay 16, 2016
Maine Army Guard to lose 120 positions over three years through attrition
The 4.3-percent reduction in troops is tied to an overall reduction at the federal level announced in November
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