Timothy Clauge, 39, of Nottingham, N.H., launched a kayak shortly after midnight on Thursday to go fishing but didn’t return.
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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Senate vote moves Maine closer to trashing single-use plastic bags
The Senate voted Tuesday to approve the statewide ban, which already passed in the House but needs further votes in both chambers.
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Mills calls for Maine to borrow $239 million to fix roads, conserve land, build workforce
The Democratic governor makes a series of bond proposals that need approval from both legislators and voters.
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Health care has dominated legislative session
Democrats control the House and Senate and have a governor who’s on their side. Their priority has been health care, both in policy changes and spending priorities
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Mills to host opioid response summit in July
Participants will include Michael Botticelli, President Obama’s drug czar, and Sam Quinones, author of ‘Dreamland,’ an influential book on the opioid epidemic.
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Former Salvation Army officer now living in Saco accused of abusing teen
The Salvation Army says it terminated Gary Crowell’s officership after he was accused of abusing a teenage girl who lived with him and his wife in New York, but the alleged victim says the organization failed to tell police.
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What happened to Angel?
Angel Torres was 21 years old when he was last seen in Biddeford. His parents and police believe he was likely murdered but they don’t know why, and they don’t have a body that might yield clues.
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State settles lawsuit against trustees of antique auto collection worth millions
The 2 trustees of Richard Paine’s collection, some of which is housed at the Seal Cove Auto Museum on Mount Desert Island, will receive annual fees of $62,500 to manage the assets.
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DHHS says it’s making child protection reforms while seeking ‘buy-in’ from staff
Commissioner Jeanne Lambrew and child welfare director Todd Landry tell lawmakers they need support from frontline workers to fix flaws in a system that contributed to the deaths of 2 children.
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Man who avoided jail when he pleaded guilty to bigamy last week is now on the lam
Police in New Hampshire issued an arrest warrant for Michael Middleton, whose most recent address was in Maine, for leaving a transitional housing program without notifying his probation officer.