The 200-bed facility would be part of a homeless aid center with added services on the Barron Center campus, replacing the Oxford Street Shelter in Bayside, a source of rising tension.
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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Sen. Collins calls for White House to halt ‘inhumane’ practice of separating children from parents
Collins joins 12 other Republican senators in sending a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions that says the Justice Department’s ‘zero-tolerance’ policy is ‘the immediate cause of the crisis.’
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Bus company says employee made mistake by saying riders had to be U.S. citizens
A Concord Coach Lines official says the employee in Bangor was caught off-guard with a question he was unprepared to answer.
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Lawmakers agree to return for special session, over LePage’s objections
House Republicans, the lone holdouts, agree to work on a supplemental budget and other matters as long as Medicaid expansion is voted on separately, but legislative actions could be upended by the governor.
Posted inElection 2018, Maine, Politics
Passage of Maine’s ranked-choice ballot question seen as ‘turning point’ in election history
Supporters cheered their referendum victory on Wednesday and said it has the chance to reform politics.
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Mainers vote to keep ranked-choice voting, with supporters holding commanding lead
If Question 1 passes, Maine will become the first state to adopt the system in which candidates in all state and congressional primary races, as well as all congressional races in the general election, are ranked in order of preference.
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Maine Democrats’ long-shot Senate candidate aspired to country music career
Zak Ringelstein, who is running against Angus King, used to perform under the stage name Zak Mountain. A video of one of his songs surfaced over the weekend on social media.
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Four people dead, 4 injured in Berwick head-on collision
The crash Saturday afternoon on Route 4 was the deadliest in Maine since 2015 in Aroostook County, a state police spokesman says.
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Historic schooner Timberwind comes home to Portland Harbor
The former Portland Pilot, which operated for nearly four decades until 1969, is now part of Portland Schooner Co.’s fleet.
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Bank robber, 70, speaks about his desperate act and what led him to it
Donald Sturton is out of jail on a deferred sentence and says he hopes others like him who might be depressed or struggling financially will find help.