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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PublishedDecember 13, 2023
Hannaford donates $1.3 million to improve access to food for older adults
The money donated to the Maine Council on Aging will be used to create a grant program for organizations within the council’s network.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2023
Lewiston shooter’s brain being studied for possible damage related to his Army service
Robert Card, 40, was an Army reservist who suffered a sudden shift in behavior this year before killing 18 people in Lewiston.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2023
The pandemic gave Maine a population boom. Will climate change be next?
The number of people moving to Maine is more than making up for a shrinking native-born population, but a lack of housing and other infrastructure could limit future population growth.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2023
Amtrak’s Downeaster to receive $27 million in federal funding for track improvements
The authority that oversees the Downeaster also will get a $500,000 grant to explore expanding service to Rockland and adding a station in Falmouth.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2023
Gorham Savings, Maine Community Bank of Biddeford to merge next year
The merged company will retain the Maine Community Bank name and will become the state’s second-largest mutual savings bank.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2023
Roux Institute awarded nearly $1 million for clean energy incubator program
The money comes from the governor’s Clean Energy Partnership program, one of many created with Maine’s share of American Rescue Plan funding.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2023
Sen. Collins cautions Postal Service about consolidating Maine’s 2 mail processing facilities
Maine’s senior senator sent a letter to the postmaster general Thursday expressing concern about a proposal to close the Hampden facility and merge it with the Scarborough one. A postal service spokesman, however, said there is no talk of closing facilities.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Norway Savings donates $100,000 to Portland-based Avesta Housing
The money will help provide housing and support to people in need in Greater Portland.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2023
Deaths in Searsmont were murder-suicide, according to police
Investigators believe Lance Lucas, 50, shot and killed Amy Nickerson, also 50, and then took his own life.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2023
Border agents detain 20 Romanian nationals, including children, crossing into Maine from Canada
Two of those apprehended were processed for expedited removal because they were believed to have ties to organized crime, border officials said.
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