The Republican member of the Senate Intelligence Committee says the deal doesn’t do enough to dismantle Iran’s nuclear program – but her vote won’t stop it from moving forward.
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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Parents’ lawsuit says Maine DHHS failed to protect children from abuse in Lyman day care center
Legislative approval is needed for the lawsuit filed last month by parents whose children attended the now-closed Sunshine Child Care and Preschool.
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Saco killing shows risks of untreated mental illness
With no previous evidence of harming anyone, the suspect didn’t meet Maine’s threshold for involuntary confinement.
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Maine falls short of heroin treatment options, Angus King, U.S. drug czar are told
A roundtable forum in Brewer focused on combating the rise in heroin use comes a day before a drug summit by Gov. Paul LePage in Augusta.
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Suspect in Saco supermarket stabbing had planned random attack, police say
Wendy Boudreau, who was married and the mother of four adult children, was stabbed by Connor MacCalister, an apparent stranger, on Wednesday afternoon, police say.
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LePage’s list of drug summit participants reveals priority is law enforcement, not treatment
The summit, to be held August 26, will focus on ways to tackle the state’s ongoing drug crisis.
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Medical examiner confirms carbon monoxide deaths of 4 people in Byron cabin
The four, all from Massachusetts, died from exposure after hooking up a generator in the basement
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EBT cards showing up at drug seizures could reignite welfare reform debate
Several bills carried over to the next Legislative session address incidents of electronic benefit transfer card fraud.
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Unlicensed driver not ‘forthcoming’ about crash in Casco that killed 4-year-old boy, police say
It could be weeks before the District Attorney’s Office decides whether to charge Michael Minson, who they say was the driver in the crash that seriously injured his girlfriend and killed her 4-year-old son.
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Hillary Clinton to make campaign stops in Portland next month
The Democratic front-runner will attend two events on Sept. 18, but it’s unclear whether there will be public appearances.