The family of Patrick Griffin claims the Jesuit-run Portland high school failed to protect their son from another student, who they say caused a traumatic brain injury.
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.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Mills administration names new CDC director
Dr. Nirav Shah, who most recently was director of the Illinois Department of Public Health, will lead Maine’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Posted inMaine, News
Mills to host opioid response summit in July
Participants will include Michael Botticelli, President Obama’s drug czar, and Sam Quinones, author of ‘Dreamland,’ an influential book on the opioid epidemic.
Posted inMaine, News
Former Salvation Army officer now living in Saco accused of abusing teen
The Salvation Army says it terminated Gary Crowell’s officership after he was accused of abusing a teenage girl who lived with him and his wife in New York, but the alleged victim says the organization failed to tell police.
Posted inMaine, News
What happened to Angel?
Angel Torres was 21 years old when he was last seen in Biddeford. His parents and police believe he was likely murdered but they don’t know why, and they don’t have a body that might yield clues.
Posted inBusiness, Lifestyle, Maine, News
State settles lawsuit against trustees of antique auto collection worth millions
The 2 trustees of Richard Paine’s collection, some of which is housed at the Seal Cove Auto Museum on Mount Desert Island, will receive annual fees of $62,500 to manage the assets.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
One dead after wrong-way crash in Augusta
One person was killed and another seriously injured in an accident on Interstate 95 late Saturday night, Maine State Police say.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Estranged couple found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Lebanon
Maine State Police say the bodies of a young man and woman were found inside a home on Bigelow Road late Saturday afternoon.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
DHHS says it’s making child protection reforms while seeking ‘buy-in’ from staff
Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and child welfare director Todd Landry tell lawmakers they need support from frontline workers to fix flaws in a system that contributed to the deaths of 2 children.
Posted inMaine, News, Uncategorized
Cumberland County selected for national program to expand drug treatment in jail
The county joins 14 other jurisdictions in a program to expand medication-assisted treatment for opioid abuse in jails.