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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PublishedApril 21, 2015
Portland police charge brothers, allege racially motivated attack
Two New Gloucester men are accused of assaulting the only black person in a group that had gathered after the brothers got involved in a fight.
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PublishedApril 17, 2015
LePage administration pulls ‘business friendly’ status from South Portland
The action comes because the city passed an ordinance last year to block the export of tar sands oil from its harbor.
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PublishedApril 16, 2015
Parents urge Maine lawmakers to allow medical marijuana in schools
Mothers whose children suffer seizures speak in support of a bill that would have schools treat marijuana like other prescription drugs, but federal law is seen as an obstacle.
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PublishedApril 16, 2015
Maine’s marijuana inspectors turning up few problems so far
But a group representing caregivers says they want to have input in the DHHS compliance program.
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PublishedApril 14, 2015
Boothbay Harbor Shipyard to make historic schooner seaworthy again
Massachusetts’ state ship, the Ernestina-Morrissey, will get an overhaul that will last for the next three years.
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PublishedApril 13, 2015
Maine sets a record for drug needle exchanges
The total hit 564,847 last year, up 238 percent since 2010, as heroin use surged and clinics like Portland’s worked to prevent cases of HIV and hepatitis C.
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PublishedApril 8, 2015
New head of Maine National Guard meets with national officials
Brig. Gen. Gerard Bolduc, who replaced James Campbell on March 24, goes to Arlington, Virginia, to review the future of the Maine guard.
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PublishedApril 6, 2015
Maine National Guard chief’s firing: Tactics on controversial plan go awry
Records provide details of the misstatements and secrecy that James Campbell used to achieve his unit swap agenda.
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PublishedApril 1, 2015
Gorham treasure hunter officially loses salvage rights
Greg Brooks has been trying to extract treasure from a Cape Cod shipwreck since 2008.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2015
National Guard cancels Kuwait deployment of Maine’s 136th Engineer Company
The unit, part of the 133rd Engineer Battalion, had been scheduled for replacement by an infantry unit under a plan by Brig. Gen. James Campbell, who was fired by Gov. LePage this week.
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