Jeffrey C. Hall and 2 others are recognized for uncovering the workings of our ‘biological clock’ through the study of fruit flies.
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.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News
Architectural Digest throws the book at UMaine law school’s ‘rather unfortunate’ building
The magazine names it one of the eight ugliest university buildings in America, surprising no one who works there.
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Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education, Sports
High school athletes, officials confront national anthem protests
Players and officials willing to talk about national anthem demonstrations say there are no easy answers.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine man evicted for using pot to calm his seizures now calls hospital home
His family’s decision to try marijuana to alleviate seizures got Mark Madore kicked out of his federally funded group home. But the limbo he’s in shows a state safety net in need of repair.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
‘I freed them,’ Orion Krause said after telling police he killed 4 people with baseball bat
The arrest affidavit of the Rockport man includes graphic details about the quadruple homicide in Massachusetts that took the lives of his mother, grandparents and a caretaker.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Democratic state lawmaker from Biddeford unenrolls from party
Rep. Martin Grohman cites the influence of special interest groups on the major parties as his reason for becoming an independent.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Gifted Rockport musician tied to Massachusetts slayings offered little warning
Family and friends can’t fathom how the quiet, mild-mannered 22-year-old could have killed his mother, grandparents and a health care worker.
Posted inMaine, News, Schools and Education
Bowdoin College buys home once marketed as place where ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ was written
The sale of 28 College St. ends a battle with a family who made disputed claims that author Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote parts of her famous novel in the house.
Posted inMaine, News
Drug overdoses level off in Maine but still take 185 lives in 1st half of year
That total is similar to the same period a year earlier, and deaths are still averaging one per day as the opioid crisis maintains its hold on the state.
Posted inMaine, News
Mainers facing drought, but hoping 2016 damage can be avoided
This dry summer is a short-term phenomenon compared to last year’s drought, which persisted for nearly 10 months.