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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PublishedAugust 3, 2012
Boothbay hospital wants to replace ER with urgent-care center
Citing a lack of patients, a small community hospital in Lincoln County is expected to replace its emergency room with an urgent-care center and eliminate other services.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2012
Boothbay Harbor hospital to lose emergency room and inpatient care, much to residents’ dismay
Citing a lack of patients, a small community hospital in Lincoln County is expected to replace its emergency room with an urgent-care center and eliminate other services.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2012
Trail that UMaine student fell from while hiking is popular, steep
It had been 27 years since someone died while hiking the Precipice Trail, a jagged wall of rock that rises from the eastern base of Champlain Mountain. In fact, fatalities at Acadia National Park and at national parks in general are rare, according to statistics kept by the National Park Service.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2012
UMaine student hiker died on Acadia National Park’s most treacherous trail
The trail that Shirley Ladd was hiking Saturday when she fell 60 feet to her death is one of the most popular — and most dangerous — in Acadia National Park.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2012
Hannaford recalls cantaloupes
Fruit from a farm in North Carolina may be tainted.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2012
Students take exception to Gov. LePage’s claim that Mainers are looked down upon
Ashley Graffam, a 2006 graduate of South Portland High School, is headed to the University of New Hampshire for her college education, along with a number of other Maine students. At no point, she said, did she feel judged as inferior for being from Maine.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2012
Governor comes under fire for remarks about Maine education shortcomings
Ashley Graffam, a 2006 graduate of South Portland High School, headed to the University of New Hampshire for her college education, along with a number of other Maine students. At no point, she said, did she feel judged as inferior for being from Maine.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2012
York County officials meet with FCC on jamming
Emergency signals have been interfered with during fire calls and accidents, leading to delays in some cases.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2012
‘It just doesn’t makesense to go out,’ says one Maine lobsterman
Lobstermen up and down the Maine coast are keeping their lips sealed tighter than a lobster claw.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2012
Silence and whispers follow glut of Maine lobsters
Lobstermen up and down the Maine coast are keeping their lips sealed tighter than a lobster claw.
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