The Maine Turnpike Authority has proposed a $26 million toll increase, largely to continue paying down debt associated with a massive widening project on Interstate 95 from several years ago, Director Peter Mills announced Friday.
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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Driven to exact a higher toll
The turnpike authority wants to increase motorists’ cost of using the road in order to pay down debt from its widening.
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Poliquin angers some GOP rivals
State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, one of six Republican candidates for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat, has angered some of his competitors by producing a television ad and sending out a mailer that imply he has Gov. Paul LePage’s endorsement.
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GOP rivals rip Poliquin on ad
State Treasurer Bruce Poliquin, one of six Republican candidates for Maine’s open U.S. Senate seat, has angered some of his competitors by producing a television ad and sending out a mailer that imply he has Gov. Paul LePage’s endorsement.
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U.S. House District 1 candidates file finance reports
From April 1 through May 23, incumbent Chellie Pingree out-raised her top Republican opponent Jonathan Courtney by a four-to-one margin.
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Occupiers still active in Portland
PORTLAND — It’s been almost four months since members of the Occupy Maine movement were evicted from Lincoln Park in the final act of several weeks of tension between occupiers and city officials.