Police search the house where she lives with her two young children after a report of a possible explosion.
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 inMaine, News, Outdoors
LePage says free admission to most state parks is a way to say ‘thank you’ to Mainers
The ‘fee holiday’ for residents will run from Saturday through Labor Day at most of Maine’s state parks and historic sites.
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High bacteria levels close another public beach, this time in Gray
Officials don’t know the cause of the contamination along Wilkies Beach on Crystal Lake, but geese have been reported nearby.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage not waiting to submit bills to improve child protection system after all
The governor previously called for lawmakers to first consider other bills important to him, but now says addressing the protective services problems can’t wait.
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Crash shuts down part of I-295 southbound in Freeport
Dispatchers reported that at least one person was trapped inside a vehicle
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Maine
After just 2 years, Portland’s incubator for food start-ups is closing shop
Shared amenities let the Fork Food Lab in West Bayside give entrepreneurs a first taste of business. That ends in September.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Get a load of this: Portland waterfront gets new crane
The industrial crane will speed up cargo operations at the International Marine Terminal.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
LePage says he’s working to solve problems cited by child protection workers – without new hires
The governor says he’s about to request more money for training and technology in response to caseworkers’ criticism and the deaths of two young girls.
Posted inMaine, News
Protectors of Maine’s vulnerable kids at DHHS feel hobbled
Caseworker interviews and internal documents reveal the long-simmering frustrations – unmanageable caseloads, inefficiencies and turnover – at Health and Human Services, and how conditions at the agency contributed to the deaths of children in its care.
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Owner of Kennebec Journal, Morning Sentinel, 4 other Maine dailies to buy 2 Hancock County weeklies
Rockland businessman Reade Brower to acquire the Ellsworth American and Mount Desert Islander from longtime owner Alan Baker.