The accident occurred just after noon Friday in the town of Newburgh, southwest of Bangor.
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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‘Wabanaki Stories’ brings music, storytelling of Maine’s Indigenous people to stage
The show at Merrill Auditorium, commissioned by Portland Ovations, will feature four individual performances by Indigenous artists, as well as stories from former Abbe Museum director Chris Newell, who will serve as a host.
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Maine College of Art & Design hires new exhibitions director
Iris Williamson will oversee short- and long-term exhibitions at the college’s Institute for Contemporary Art and serve as a resource for hundreds of students.
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Two artists with Maine ties win $50,000 fellowships from national organization
Conceptual fiber artist Bukola Koiki and writer Alex Marzano-Lesnevich are among 45 recipients of the awards from United States Artists.
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By taking on this risky play, Mad Horse makes its point about censorship
The local production of ‘Quills,’ written in 1995 by Broadway veteran and Pulitzer winner Doug Wright, is about the controversial Marquis de Sade, and the theater’s creative artists say its message is as timely as ever.
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Eat & Run: The Cheesy Skillet takes comfort food to an extreme
Chef Danny Caron opened locations in Auburn and Topsham last year, offering a lunch and dinner menu that caters to cheese lovers.
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State’s only biennial to showcase 35 established and emerging artists
The exhibit at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland opens Saturday and runs through May 7.
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‘Night of the Living Rez’ a finalist for national prize
Levant author Morgan Talty’s collection is one of three up for The Story Prize.
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Poet Richard Blanco pulls from his own Miami-to-Maine story for first play
Blanco, best known as the poet for Barack Obama’s second inauguration, teamed up with fellow Cuban American writer Vanessa Garcia on ‘Sweet Goats and Blueberry Senoritas,’ a play commissioned by Portland Stage, where it premieres this month.
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Decades-old abuse claims against Portland diocese, once blocked, pour in after state law change
More than a dozen people once barred by statutes of limitations are suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.