Louise Rosen, part of a team that created the 2017 documentary, ‘Killing for Love,’ believes that Jens Soering, one of the two people convicted of murdering a Virginia couple in 1985, is innocent.
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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Portland-based all-female chorus releases song for World Children’s Day
The Pihcintu Chorus debuted ‘Somewhere,’ sung by 11-year-old Shy Paca, a former refugee from Namibia.
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Together, a Brooksville couple left the world, provoking a debate about death and choice
Carl and Susan Chase, both in their mid-70s, detailed their rationale in a letter. An intense and uncomfortable conversation has followed.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
DHHS commissioner to brief lawmakers on budget committee
Jeanne Lambrew is scheduled to appear before the Appropriations Committee to discuss Medicaid expansion, wait lists for services for disabled adults and other issues.
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Small group homes for disabled will soon lose licensing exemption
Notified by the state in April, service providers welcome the change, though they say it comes with burdens.
Posted inElections, Local & State, News, Politics
Biddeford native, a former Google exec who advised Schwarzenegger, joins Senate race
Ross LaJeunesse, 49, enters Maine’s Democratic primary with hopes of unseating four-term incumbent Susan Collins.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, Uncategorized
Police seek help in cracking Greater Portland burglary ring
At least 15 businesses in Portland alone have been burglarized in less than 3 months, and police released security photos Tuesday in the hope that someone can identify those involved.
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State says Bridgton woman can be guardian or provider, but not both
Debbie Ogle provides shared living services to David Noyes, who has intellectual disabilities. She’s also his legal guardian. And that’s the problem.
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Service provider’s staff and clients protest DHHS decision to end contract
The state dropped Biddeford-based Residential and Community Support Services last week, about 2 months after Norman Fisher, a 62-year-old client, died in an RCSS home in Portland.
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Biddeford man’s tragic death reveals gaps in Maine’s safety net
The case of Norman Fisher, who was intellectually disabled, shows how the state stumbles in meeting critical needs – and how it’s trying to improve.