Maine’s two U.S. senators send a letter to the Department of the Interior asking it to consider alternatives, and U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree and Bruce Poliquin also raise concerns.
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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Trump declaration on opioid crisis greeted with hope and skepticism in Maine
Treatment providers, doctors and others say the president’s action has symbolic value, but a commitment of money and other resources is needed to have a significant impact.
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Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Rockport man made call to say, ‘I think I have to kill my mom,’ documents show
Orion Krause, 22, contacted a former college professor shortly before police say he killed his mother, his grandparents and a home health worker.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
DHHS nominee concedes agency response to federal audit was ‘not satisfactory’
The agency has submitted a new plan to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for how it will protect adults with intellectual disabilities, Ricker Hamilton says.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, Politics
Family of Maine Marine captain killed in August has had no contact from Trump
Ryan Cross, a veteran and brother of the late Benjamin Cross, says he’s offended by the president’s claim that he has ‘called every family of somebody that’s died.’
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Lawyers for Portland landlord charged in fatal 2014 fire drop out of his appeal
Gregory Nisbet, who owned the Noyes Street apartment where 6 people died, had not been paying his attorneys, who asked to be removed.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Trump’s executive order could alter Maine insurance market
Some insurers and health care advocates fear the president’s plan could lead to rising premiums in Affordable Care Act plans if young people seek out cheaper options, but the impact is hard to predict.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime
Subject of standoff at Portland motel is found, arrested
Vincent Teruel, 40, of Hollis had been wanted in connection with a domestic violence assault.
Posted inMaine, News, Religion and Values
Those bells tolling in Portland echoed nationwide gesture against gun violence
In the wake of the latest massacre, Episcopal churches around the country encouraged people to participate in a national time of prayer Tuesday.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World
Lowly fruit fly held the key to understanding circadian rhythms
A researcher now living in Maine began his Nobel-winning work by studying the courtship behavior of the insect.