The child was younger than 5 and had not been vaccinated.
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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Justice Department says Maine violated disabled man’s rights by limiting Medicaid services
A Feb. 10 ruling, in response to a complaint filed in May 2018, concluded that the state “failed to provide necessary services in the most integrated setting appropriate to his needs.” The state is still determining how to respond, but it could affect other individuals.
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Internet service providers sue Maine over privacy law
The law, which passed last year and is set to take effect in July, requires companies to get opt-in consent from customers before their data can be shared.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Colby College poll shows Collins, Gideon tied in hypothetical match-up
The survey, conducted Feb. 10-13, is the first public poll of the 2020 U.S. Senate race.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly, Maine, News
Friend says Sebago woman found in submerged car will be ‘missed by all’
The death of Sarah McCarthy, 28, is still under investigation after she was found Sunday.
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Man in custody after standoff with police in Buxton
Roads were closed for several hours Monday as police negotiated with a man inside a residence.
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Bath’s plan to curb rabies threat by trapping animals meets opposition
Though the midcoast city has dealt with an unprecedented number of rabid fox attacks and near-misses dating to last year, critics of the plan say it doesn’t account for predators’ role in keeping rodent populations in check.
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Collins chose not to convict in Trump’s impeachment. Now what?
Maine’s senior senator has gone from popular to polarizing in the era of Donald Trump. How will her latest vote affect her re-election bid and her legacy?
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Sen. Collins says she opposes any retribution against impeachment witnesses
Maine’s Republican senator defended her votes to acquit Trump on the same day Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who testified against him, lost his White House job and EU Ambassador Gordon Sondland announced he had been recalled.
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Portland investigators seek emails, texts in probe of disabled man’s death
Portland police have a search warrant for communications among employees of a Biddeford-based service provider, as investigators look into the death of a man who was not given insulin he needed to treat his diabetes.