Maine’s congressional delegation had requested the probe into the events surrounding the rampage that claimed 18 lives – the deadliest mass shooting in state history.
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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Hannaford donates $1.3 million to improve access to food for older adults
The money donated to the Maine Council on Aging will be used to create a grant program for organizations within the council’s network.
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Lewiston shooter’s brain being studied for possible damage related to his Army service
Robert Card, 40, was an Army reservist who suffered a sudden shift in behavior this year before killing 18 people in Lewiston.
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The pandemic gave Maine a population boom. Will climate change be next?
The number of people moving to Maine is more than making up for a shrinking native-born population, but a lack of housing and other infrastructure could limit future population growth.
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Amtrak’s Downeaster to receive $27 million in federal funding for track improvements
The authority that oversees the Downeaster also will get a $500,000 grant to explore expanding service to Rockland and adding a station in Falmouth.
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Gorham Savings, Maine Community Bank of Biddeford to merge next year
The merged company will retain the Maine Community Bank name and will become the state’s second-largest mutual savings bank.
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Roux Institute awarded nearly $1 million for clean energy incubator program
The money comes from the governor’s Clean Energy Partnership program, one of many created with Maine’s share of American Rescue Plan funding.
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Sen. Collins cautions Postal Service about consolidating Maine’s 2 mail processing facilities
Maine’s senior senator sent a letter to the postmaster general Thursday expressing concern about a proposal to close the Hampden facility and merge it with the Scarborough one. A postal service spokesman, however, said there is no talk of closing facilities.
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Norway Savings donates $100,000 to Portland-based Avesta Housing
The money will help provide housing and support to people in need in Greater Portland.
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Deaths in Searsmont were murder-suicide, according to police
Investigators believe Lance Lucas, 50, shot and killed Amy Nickerson, also 50, and then took his own life.