They don’t have to eat bugs or fend off predators, but they must use their smarts.
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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With 2 crashes, a weekend fatality, golf cart safety spotlighted
Two serious accidents in less than a week involving golf carts have highlighted a lack of safety and inspection requirements for the vehicles.
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Kennebunk Zumba sex scandal made into TV documentary
The TLC network show interviews many of those involved in the infamous Zumba saga.
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Golf cart accident injures 5 on Maine island
The rollover occurred on Sebago Lake’s Frye Island, where many seasonal residents use golf carts.
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Railroad executive puzzled by police raid
After a train crash kills 47 people and destroys much of a Quebec town, Ed Burkhardt says the company is cooperating with the investigation, which remains limited to Canada.
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LePage touts ferry bid by Maine firm
The governor pledges state financial support for re-establishing Portland-to-Nova Scotia service if a Maine firm is selected.
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Lewiston arson suspect, 13, to be held at treatment facility
Based on a psychological evaluation, Abdi Ibrahim will be transferred while he awaits trial, a judge rules.
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Rail lines in Maine were inspected days before Canada wreck
Federal Railroad Administration officials have refused to release any information on the inspection of MM&A’s rail lines in Maine, performed just days before the July 6 derailment in Quebec.
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For rail company, rebirth may yield to ruin
The rising demand for crude oil transit gave hope to the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, but may also be prove to be its undoing.
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Attorney seeking to seal affidavits in Maine child’s death
The action comes as the Press Herald requests documents related to the case of a 2-year-old whose body was found in a car in Stetson.