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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PublishedSeptember 14, 2015
Gov. LePage freezes additional project funds for Land for Maine’s Future
After withholding voter-approved bonds, he continues to assert control over land conservation by blocking use of existing cash.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2015
Can Gloucester’s radical drug-crisis strategy work for Maine?
The Massachusetts city’s police chief has made headlines by offering amnesty to drug users in exchange for treatment. Maine communities are taking a closer look.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2015
Rare cottontails released in old haunts to help restore species
Private landowners in the Northeast will work with government agencies to conserve critical habitat for the cottontails, already designated as an endangered species under Maine law.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015
Rep. Chellie Pingree announces she and Donald Sussman are divorcing
Maine’s congresswoman says the split with her husband of four years is amicable and a mutual decision.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2015
Maine’s Sen. Susan Collins says no to Iran nuclear deal
The Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee says the deal doesn’t do enough to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program – but her vote won’t stop it from moving forward.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2015
In mid-stunt at Maine speedway, driver and fan switch gears for ‘I do’
Tom Thompson, better known as Pikachu from Pokemon, marries Shiann Thurlow, dressed as Pikachu, before a surprised crowd at the Scarborough track.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2015
Parents’ lawsuit says Maine DHHS failed to protect children from abuse in Lyman day care center
Legislative approval is needed for the lawsuit filed last month by parents whose children attended the now-closed Sunshine Child Care and Preschool.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2015
Yarmouth’s Main Street loses a mainstay with closing of Goff’s Hardware
The store’s owner, Butch Goff, who’s retiring after 46 years in business, says the demand for a mom-and-pop shop like his is fading.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2015
Saco killing shows risks of untreated mental illness
With no previous evidence of harming anyone, the suspect didn’t meet Maine’s threshold for involuntary confinement.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2015
Officials search for 9-year-old girl missing in northern Maine
The search of the Mattawamkeag River began about 6:30 p.m. Friday, after the girl went swimming and didn’t return.
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