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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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
State to get $3.3 million in federal funding to provide homes for young Mainers
MaineHousing will use the award to develop a community response to youth homelessness, focusing on rural areas where services are scant.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2019
Rep. Pingree, deputy FDA commissioner hear ideas for reducing food waste
Maine’s 1st District congresswoman says cutting down on food waste is good policy that will help the environment by reducing the carbon emissions that promote global warming.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2019
Portland man is behind most of the recent burglaries downtown, police say
Tim Toun was arrested Wednesday after an attempted break-in at the Maine Historical Society and now faces charges in 8 other burglaries since July 28.
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PublishedAugust 22, 2019
Asylum seekers in Maine could face delays as focus of federal resources goes south
A Trump administration directive to divert resources from the Newark and Boston offices to the southern U.S. border means those offices will suspend all new asylum interviews.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2019
Publisher who took over Maine Magazine amid controversy steps down
Andrea King succeeded Kevin Thomas, who had led the glossy Portland-based magazine and other publications until he was accused of sexually harassing a former co-worker.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2019
Maine Med’s research institute awarded $1.3 million NIH grant to study obesity
The federal grant will be used to conduct of a study of a specific type of gene in hopes of developing new ways to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes
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PublishedAugust 9, 2019
Former Sen. George Mitchell denies contact with alleged Epstein victim
A woman who said she was kept as a sex slave for financier Jeffrey Epstein named Mitchell among a group of powerful men she said Epstein ‘instructed her to go to.’
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PublishedAugust 9, 2019
Two charged after methamphetamine materials found in car in Portland
Both men have been charged with operating a meth lab using a motor vehicle, a Class B felony
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
Court documents detail wild robbery attempt in York
Three men from Massachusetts have been charged with federal crimes in connection with the May robbery attempt at a home near The Ledges Golf Club.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2019
Wiscasset woman to appeal murder conviction in death of 4-year-old girl
Shawna Gatto was found guilty in April of murdering 4-year-old Kendall Chick and was sentenced in June to 50 years in prison.
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