The governor pledges state financial support for re-establishing Portland-to-Nova Scotia service if a Maine firm is selected.
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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After two years in courts, bathroom-mess case ends
A Portland man loses his second appeal of a conviction that he deliberately smeared his feces inside a U.S. District courthouse.
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Lewiston arson suspect, 13, to be held at treatment facility
Based on a psychological evaluation, Abdi Ibrahim will be transferred while he awaits trial, a judge rules.
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Flash flood watch issued for southern Maine
Already by 10:30 a.m. today, as much as 2 to 3 inches of rain had fallen in some parts of southern Maine.
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On Internet, Mainers can trace family roots this weekend
Ancestry.com is offering free access this week to a new batch of 220 million historical records.
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For scare in space, Mainer had right stuff
Astronaut Chris Cassidy, who grew up in Bath and York, assists a colleague in distress during a walk outside the space station.
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Railway’s Maine lines inspected recently
U.S. officials won’t release the results as they prepare for a more thorough look this week sparked by a deadly crash in Quebec.
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For rail company, rebirth may yield to ruin
The rising demand for crude oil transit gave hope to the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, but may also be prove to be its undoing.
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Attorney seeking to seal affidavits in Maine child’s death
The action comes as the Press Herald requests documents related to the case of a 2-year-old whose body was found in a car in Stetson.
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Featured obituary: Archie Manoogian, 83, led Westbrook High to wild win streak
His biggest star during his stretch of four straight gold balls was Lisa Blais, who was a key contributor on the 1985 Old Dominion team that won the national championship.