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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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
Training exercise Thursday will simulate ferry running aground off Peaks Island
The event, sponsored by Casco Bay Emergency Response Group, also will feature an evacuation of passengers.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2021
Portland to require vaccination for patrons 12 and older at Merrill Auditorium, Expo
Masks also must be worn by everyone older than 2 beginning Oct. 4.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Funeral for deputy killed last week to be held Thursday in Bangor
Hancock County Sheriff’s Deputy Luke Gross, 44, was struck and killed by a motorist while he was cleaning up debris from an accident on Route 3 in Trenton.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2021
Data breach of web company affiliated with far-right groups affects 190 Mainers
The hack of Epik on Sept. 13 by the online collective Anonymous exposed personal and financial information of 110,000 people nationwide.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2021
Hancock County sheriff’s deputy hit and killed by motorist while responding to call
Deputy Luke Gross was checking on a vehicle that had gone off Route 3 in Trenton when he was hit early Thursday morning. Sheriff Scott Kane called him a ‘credit to his profession.’
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
Jeromy Lee, 40: Wanted to become Maine Guide
Jeromy Lee had been working seven-day weeks at Bath Iron Works for so long to make extra money for his family that he decided he needed a break. He and his wife, Nichole, enjoyed his first weekend off in months this summer. They talked about how they might fill the next several weekends, too. Most […]
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2021
Two teenage girls charged with violating Maine Civil Rights Act in racist spray-painting incident
The girls, both from Bangor, are suspected of painting racial slurs on the car of a Pakistani-American and person of color.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Windham woman had gotten out of car to retrieve money when she was hit and killed
Lisa Reynolds, 47, died from injuries she suffered in the accident on Route 302 in Windham last week.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2021
Biddeford landlord was shot multiple times, at least once at close range, court documents say
Randal J. Hennessey did not enter a plea to a murder charge in the killing of Douglas Michaud Jr. during a hearing Thursday in York County Superior Court.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2021
Lake Region High student dies on school hiking, camping trip in New Hampshire
The student, whose name was not released, suffered a medical emergency, according to the SAD 61 superintendent.
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