For Lesia Sochor of Brooks, preserving the spring ritual of creating pysanky seems even more vital.
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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Cutler resigned from philanthropic agency board on same day houses were searched
Two-time candidate for Maine governor Eliot Cutler served as president of the Lerner Foundation, a Portland-based nonprofit. Police still aren’t saying why his properties in Portland and Brooklin were searched.
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Police tight-lipped about reason for search of Eliot Cutler’s homes
Police searched homes in Portland and Brooklin following a two-month investigation into the two-time former candidate for Maine governor.
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Maine lawmakers approve extending to-go alcohol sales until 2025
The state Senate passed a bill this week that would allow restaurants and bars to offer alcoholic beverages to go. It awaits the governor’s signature.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
As Lynne Drexler’s star rises, Farnsworth sells two of her works to help diversify its collection
The Rockland art museum fetched $1.2 million this month for a painting by the late Monhegan artist and is planning to sell another, an unusual and controversial decision.
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Motivated by movement, three Maine dancers will perform at regional event in Boston
Aretha Aoki, Scott McPheeters and Kristen Stake each will get 12 minutes on stage at the New England Now Dance Platform.
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For Westbrook woman with family stuck in Kyiv, hourly phone calls are a must
Yuliia Pankratova left Ukraine in 2014 and has family members back home who she worries could become casualties of Russia’s invasion like many other civilians.
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Ukrainian teens who lived with Leeds family are safe in Poland
Tracy Blake-Bell and her husband, of Leeds, have been trying to adopt to two boys, Vanya and Serogzha, from Ukraine, a process that has been threatened by Russia’s invasion.
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The pandemic effect: Personal stories of change
So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
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Leeds family on brink of adopting brothers from Ukraine waiting in fear
Tracy Blake-Bell and her husband, Nat Bell, went to Ukraine last month to finalize the legal process. They were supposed to go back, but Russia’s invasion has put that on hold indefinitely.