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.
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Schools & Education
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.
Posted inMaine, News
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.
Posted inMaine, News
Border agents detain 20 Romanian nationals, including children, crossing into Maine from Canada
Two of those apprehended were processed for expedited removal because they were believed to have ties to organized crime, border officials said.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Commerce report says Maine’s outdoor recreation economy grew 16.5% in 2022
Outdoor recreation accounted for $3.3 billion in economic activity, or nearly 4% of the state’s GDP. That’s the 6th-highest percentage of any state.
Posted inMaine, News
Federal appeals judge, a former Portland lawyer, stepping down from bench
William Kayatta has served on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston since 2013. Previously, he was a partner at Pierce Atwood law firm.
Posted inMaine, Maine Crime, News
Everyone feared the worst about Robert Card. No one stopped him.
There are still many unknowns, but a harrowing question weighs heavy: Could one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history also have been the most preventable?
Posted inMaine, News
Lewiston shooter warned he might ‘snap on’ employees at bakery outlet days before rampage
A police report obtained Friday by the Press Herald revealed Robert Card made a delivery to a bakery in New Hampshire 6 days before the Lewiston shootings and told workers there: ‘Maybe you will be the ones I snap on.’