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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PublishedNovember 27, 2016
Victim of a long con lives out her days penniless in a Fryeburg nursing home
The people responsible for stealing about $1 million from Los Angeles native Sarah Cheiker and abandoning her in a Maine motel are nowhere to be found.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2016
Trump explains why ‘we kept going back to Maine’ during campaign
The president-elect, in a meeting with The New York Times, says the state’s electoral votes, especially the one in the 2nd Congressional District, were part of his strategy.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2016
Windham woman who lived alone killed by fire in her home
The state Fire Marshal’s Office is working to determine the cause of the fire on Pettingill Road that took the life of Marie McAllister.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2016
Maine experts hail U.S. surgeon general’s report on addiction crisis
Public health officials and treatment specialists say “Facing Addiction in America” could change the public’s perception that drug abuse is a moral failing rather than a disease.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2016
Why this Maine town pivoted from Obama to Trump
The Oxford County town of Mexico is only the most dramatic example among many in Maine where hunger for change – any change – drove Democratic voters to the alternative.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2016
With Trump headed for the White House, what will Susan Collins do?
Maine’s senior senator could play a key role, but her spot is a tough one: Fall in line behind a president she didn’t want or thumb her nose at a party she cares deeply about.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2016
Maine voters poised to put new laws on the books, but margins are narrow
The state stands to join others in legalizing marijuana and increasing the minimum wage and would stand alone in adopting ranked-choice voting.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2016
Secretary of state contradicts LePage’s warning to college students about Maine residency, voter fraud
The governor’s assertions on voting requirements are criticized as intimidation, and several election officials speak out to disagree with his comments.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2016
Three men plead guilty in 2013 drug-related killing in Biddeford
Charles Raybine, 47, of Biddeford was shot outside an apartment complex.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2016
Early voting in Maine could break record set in 2008
Driven by the convenience and a desire to avoid long lines next Tuesday, nearly one-fourth of the state’s voters have requested absentee ballots.
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