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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PublishedMarch 25, 2019
Bill would ban use of Indian mascots in Maine public schools
Lawmakers will take public testimony Monday, less than a week after Skowhegan residents called on their school board to restore ‘Indians’ as the school mascot.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2019
Four teenagers now face murder charges in killing of Westbrook man in Arkansas
Both Darrius Stewart, 17, and Keith Keshawn Harris, 16, are expected to be tried as adults for their role in the killing of Shawn Mckeough Jr., who thwarted an armed robbery
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PublishedMarch 18, 2019
Family, friends mourn: ‘To fight for your country and then die like this’
Police have arrested 2 suspects sought in the killing of Westbrook native Shawn Mckeough, who was serving in the Air Force and was shot while trying to prevent a convenience store robbery in Arkansas.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2019
For alleged sex trafficking victim, a hard life, abridged
At 38, Carol Swan died before she could testify against her alleged abuser, but the new man in her life said she had finally found a sense of peace.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2019
Sen. Collins says she won’t support Trump’s EPA nominee
She expresses concerns over actions Andrew Wheeler has taken as acting administrator.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2019
Mills administration will increase supplemental food stamp benefit for working Mainers
The monthly amount for those who work 30 hours per week, or 20 hours if they have a small child, will jump from $15 to $50, paid for with federal funds that went unspent by the LePage administration.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2019
Should Maine students have to learn cursive? Some lawmakers think so.
A public hearing was held Thursday on Rep. Heidi Sampson’s bill to require cursive instruction in grades 3-5 of Maine public schools.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2019
In business, requirement for paid sick time a source of healthy debate
Some see a proposed state mandate as contributing to a more productive and stable work force, while others decry the burden of cost, especially when profit margins are ‘very thin.’
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2019
Maine had fewer overdose deaths in 2018 but opioid epidemic remains a ‘public health crisis’
Attorney General Aaron Frey released a report Friday estimating there were 376 drug overdose deaths in Maine last year.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2019
‘Time for our state to recover’: Mills signs order to combat opioid crisis
The governor orders the purchase of 35,000 doses of overdose-reversing naloxone; integration of medication-assisted treatment into the criminal justice system; and creation of a statewide network of 250 recovery coaches.
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Daughter gets an eyeful when she drops in on mom
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Lewiston man taken to hospital after 8-hour standoff with police
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Raccoon euthanized after woman brings it to Auburn pet store and other customers kiss it
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Two dead, one injured in head-on crash on I-295 in Falmouth
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Gray-New Gloucester student, 13, hit by truck while getting off bus