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 for 13 years. 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: How does a woman die alone in a Wells mobile home without anyone knowing for 2.5 years? How does a convicted rapist from Massachusetts disappear before his sentencing and then live quietly in Gorham for 34 years before being caught? How does a husband in Bath respond when his wife develops early-onset Alzheimer’s disease? 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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PublishedMarch 15, 2018
Democrats block confirmation of LePage’s pick to lead state’s housing authority
George Gervais, who is the commissioner of economic development, fails to get the two-thirds support necessary to win the position.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2018
Founding director of state’s watchdog agency to step down
Beth Ashcroft has lead the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability since its inception in 2005.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2018
For some Mainers, the latest storm is just one too many
This week’s nor’easter is testing the resilience, if not the sanity, of a state that has had just about enough of this winter.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2018
Kendall Chick’s short life began with neglect and ended with abuse. She left hardly a trace.
Born to parents who couldn’t care for her, 4-year-old Kendall was placed with her grandfather. His fiancée is now charged with killing her.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Mark Eves’ campaign fires new staffer over sexual harassment allegations
Brandon Maheu had only recently been hired but had not yet started work for Eves, a Democratic candidate for governor.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Roughly 1,000 Mainers still without power in wake of storm
Two school districts, Cape Elizabeth and South Bristol, had to cancel classes Friday because they didn’t have power.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2018
Sixteen-year-old boy charged with his grandmother’s murder
Dominic Sylvester is accused of killing his 55-year-old grandmother, Beulah “Marie” Sylvester, in the mobile home they shared in Bowdoinham.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2018
Bowdoinham woman found at home with severe injuries dies hours later
Beaulah ‘Marie’ Sylvester, 55, was found unconscious Monday morning in her home on Post Road.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2018
Singular young woman made a deep impression before inexplicable killing
Classmates of slain University of New England medical school student Deane Stryker, 22, remember her outsized personality, warmth and optimism.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2018
Drug overdoses killed a record 418 people in Maine last year
The number has doubled in just 3 years as Gov. LePage and other state leaders continue a pattern of slow response to the crisis.
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