Born to parents who couldn’t care for her, 4-year-old Kendall was placed with her grandfather. His fiancée is now charged with killing her.
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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Mark Eves’ campaign fires new staffer over sexual harassment allegations
Brandon Maheu had only recently been hired but had not yet started work for Eves, a Democratic candidate for governor.
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Posted inLocal & State
Roughly 1,000 Mainers still without power in wake of storm
Two school districts, Cape Elizabeth and South Bristol, had to cancel classes Friday because they didn’t have power.
Posted inCops & Courts, Local & State, Maine Crime, News
Sixteen-year-old boy charged with his grandmother’s murder
Dominic Sylvester is accused of killing his 55-year-old grandmother, Beulah “Marie” Sylvester, in the mobile home they shared in Bowdoinham.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Bowdoinham woman found at home with severe injuries dies hours later
Beaulah ‘Marie’ Sylvester, 55, was found unconscious Monday morning in her home on Post Road.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime, News
Singular young woman made a deep impression before inexplicable killing
Classmates of slain University of New England medical school student Deane Stryker, 22, remember her outsized personality, warmth and optimism.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Drug overdoses killed a record 418 people in Maine last year
The number has doubled in just 3 years as Gov. LePage and other state leaders continue a pattern of slow response to the crisis.
Posted inLocal & State, New England, News
Vermont teenager charged in plot to shoot up high school there had recent ties to Maine
Jack Sawyer, 18, was living at a residential treatment facility in Morrill, near Belfast, and also was taking a class at York County Community College in Wells.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
For Maine high school students, news of shootings now normal but anxiety arises
The mass shooting at a Florida school spawns an uneasy mixture of shock, resignation and, sometimes, suspicion among teenagers.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Topsham endures 2 school threats in one day
Woodside Elementary School was evacuated after a concerned parent relayed information, shortly after police left Mt. Ararat High School in response to a separate incident.