First-time attendees of the festival, which features four concerts at Hannaford Hall and another at One Longfellow Square, can buy tickets at a reduced price.
Eric Russell
Staff Writer
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 since 2004. 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. 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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100 years ago, two Maine towns got married. It hasn’t happened again since.
The former Piscataquis County towns of Dover and Foxcroft only managed to merge after women got the right to vote, but they’ve been happily hyphenated ever since.
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In the eyes of Isle Theater, all the natural world’s their stage
The company, founded in 2020 by Deer Isle native Marvin Merritt IV and Anna Fitzgerald, is staging its latest site-specific play on a working farm in Penobscot.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine ends fiscal year with $600 million in extra revenue
More than $400 million from the surplus was added to the state’s budget stabilization fund, which now stands at $896 million.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, News
Aroostook County woman charged with manslaughter in death of 1-year-old boy
State police release few details about the child’s death in Easton in March, including his relationship to Mariah Dobbins, 28, who was indicted on July 14.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
Bach Virtuosi Festival adds a free concert to its weeklong series
The festival, founded by Lewis Kaplan in 2016, is bringing acclaimed classical musicians to Portland for six concerts.
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Pulitzer-winning cartoonist’s work moves from newspaper page to Ogunquit museum display
A retrospective of cartoons, as well as some oil paintings, from two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Jim Morin is on display at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art through Oct. 31.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Maine Med doctor donates kidney to former patient in Wisconsin
Dr. Aji Djamali, who chairs the department of medicine at Maine Medical Center, wanted to publicize the donation to draw awareness to the need for organ donors.
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Staging coup: New theater festival aims to fill a seasonal niche in Portland
After moving back to Maine from Los Angeles during the pandemic, festival founder Dave Register, who has many TV, film and Broadway credits, assembles regional talent and builds an ambitious summer-long event.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Works by all 3 Wyeths and other masters anchor Midcoast art auctions
Two auctions at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, including one this weekend, feature impressive works from the estate of a Tennessee collector who had ties to Maine.