Beth O’Connor is a fresh face with tea party bona fides while Rich Cebra has establishment credentials.
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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Fatal Maine plane crash raises new questions on safety
Small airport operations are run by the employees and pilots themselves. Most of the time, the system works, but Friday, three young men died.
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Kennebunk prostitution list includes many in construction
Yet there is no obvious link among alleged clients in the prostitution case other than the charge against them.
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‘This is a terrible time for people to be losing jobs’
Biddeford braces for the loss of 370 jobs from the Hostess plant going out of business at the start of the holiday season.
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Webster apologizes for comments about black voters
Amid heavy criticism, the Maine Republican party chairman says his comments were made ‘without proof of wrongdoing’ and he won’t investigate.
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Maine Republican chairman questions black voters
Charlie Webster’s claim that hundreds of unknown black people voted in rural Maine towns causes a stir, and leads one GOP strategist to call for his immediate resignation.
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After deadly Maine fire: ‘I have no idea how you go on’
Neighbors and others in Orrington, scene of the state’s deadliest blaze in two decades, struggle to cope in the tragedy’s wake.
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Director of Maine’s medical marijuana program dismissed
Advocates are concerned John Thiele’s ouster may signal a shift in the direction of state policy.
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Cause of deadly Orrington fire being determined
The state Fire Marshal’s Office is expected to release the cause of the fire later Monday afternoon.
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Prostitution case invites legal scrutiny
Some observers question the deliberate pace in the prosecution of the Kennebunk case, but experts say it may be an effort to keep it from ‘spinning out of control.