The former Piscataquis County towns of Dover and Foxcroft only managed to merge after women got the right to vote, but they’ve been happily hyphenated ever since.
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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Maine Med doctor donates kidney to former patient in Wisconsin
Dr. Aji Djamali, who chairs the department of medicine at Maine Medical Center, wanted to publicize the donation to draw awareness to the need for organ donors.
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Works by all 3 Wyeths and other masters anchor Midcoast art auctions
Two auctions at Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, including one this weekend, feature impressive works from the estate of a Tennessee collector who had ties to Maine.
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DaPonte String Quartet rehired, and board members replaced
Attorneys helped the musicians reach an agreement in which the board members who fired the musicians last month have stepped down and been replaced by a new board.
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Don McLean drops out of performance at NRA convention
The ‘American Pie’ singer and Camden resident was in the lineup to perform at the Grand Ole Night of Freedom concert Saturday.
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Farnsworth fetches $1.5 million in sale of second Lynne Drexler painting
Last week’s auction of the Monhegan artist’s ‘Herbert’s Garden’ was even more lucrative for the Rockland museum than the surprising $1.2 million sale of her ‘Flowered Hundred’ in March.
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Performers are returning to Maine stages this summer. Will audiences come back, too?
Arts organizations across the state are laying out a pre-pandemic level of programming this season and hoping there’s an appetite for it.
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Nonprofit board fires DaPonte String Quartet musicians, changes mission
The group that has managed the ensemble for decades told the quartet’s members this week that they would no longer be paid as salaried musicians.
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Oliver, Charlotte top 2021 list of Maine’s most popular baby names
While those also were high on the national list, some names – like Owen and Willow – were much more popular in Maine than in the rest of the country.
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Maine artists receive grants from regional, diversity-focused program
Three Maine recipients were among 18 selected by the New England Foundation for the Arts.