But a group representing caregivers says they want to have input in the DHHS compliance program.
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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Boothbay Harbor Shipyard to make historic schooner seaworthy again
Massachusetts’ state ship, the Ernestina-Morrissey, will get an overhaul that will last for the next three years.
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Maine sets a record for drug needle exchanges
The total hit 564,847 last year, up 238 percent since 2010, as heroin use surged and clinics like Portland’s worked to prevent cases of HIV and hepatitis C.
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New head of Maine National Guard meets with national officials
Brig. Gen. Gerard Bolduc, who replaced James Campbell on March 24, goes to Arlington, Virginia, to review the future of the Maine guard.
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Maine National Guard chief’s firing: Tactics on controversial plan go awry
Records provide details of the misstatements and secrecy that James Campbell used to achieve his unit swap agenda.
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Gorham treasure hunter officially loses salvage rights
Greg Brooks has been trying to extract treasure from a Cape Cod shipwreck since 2008.
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National Guard cancels Kuwait deployment of Maine’s 136th Engineer Company
The unit, part of the 133rd Engineer Battalion, had been scheduled for replacement by an infantry unit under a plan by Brig. Gen. James Campbell, who was fired by Gov. LePage this week.
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Fired Maine Guard leader defends actions, feels confused, humiliated
Brig. Gen. James Campbell says his ouster was a shock because he was honest with LePage about the 133rd battalion departure plan, and now his military career is over.
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Fired Maine Guard leader misled public on reason why state might lose battalion, records show
It was his idea to move the 133rd Engineers out of Maine, documents reveal, but that’s not what he told the governor, who found out and ousted him.
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Governor’s firing of Maine Guard leader linked to push for exchange of units
James D. Campbell is dismissed just before an address to the Legislature, after a review related to his plan for the 133rd battalion to move out of state.