Hannah LaClaire

Staff Writer

Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering topics such as real estate and development, entrepreneurship and the cannabis industry among others. Before joining the Press Herald in January 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. She graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Journalism, and reported for The Cape Cod Times in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H., before moving back to Maine. In her free time, Hannah enjoys reading, running, cooking (eating) and traveling. She lives in Saco with her husband, her dog Olive and her cat Fred.

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Published
May 14, 2020

Fat Boy opening for the season Saturday

This will be the new owner’s first season running the local landmark.
Published
May 14, 2020

Brunswick school officials taking a second look at graduation plans

The first iteration of a “drive-through” style graduation ceremony was met with disappointment from students and the community. A committee will work to add elements to will make the day feel more special for seniors.
Published
May 13, 2020

Brunswick Planning Board tables town’s first application for retail marijuana

Board members also expressed concerns that the town may have inadvertently written retail stores into a corner by making it, as board member Allison Harris said, “close to impossible for them to be built.”
Published
May 12, 2020

Three downtown Brunswick businesses announce closures

Benchwarmers Sports Pub closed last week and both Maine Street Sweets and Timeless Cottage will close by the end of June.
Published
May 11, 2020

Brunswick revokes emergency order in deference to state

Gov. Janet Mills’ statewide restrictions are still in place.
Published
May 11, 2020

Brunswick group home reports 6 cases of COVID-19

Only two clients live in the facility for adults with disabilities, and both tested positive for the illness, as did four staff members. All six people have been quarantined within the home since Thursday, and staff drop off groceries, supplies and personal protective equipment.
Published
May 10, 2020

Police: Body found in Brunswick Friday was missing Topsham man

Police received a call about an abandoned vehicle off Bunganuc Road at 8:42 p.m. on Thursday, “describing circumstances that caused us to fear for the safety of the occupant,” Cmdr. Mark Waltz said.
Published
May 10, 2020

After substantial cuts, Brunswick town and school budgets could still mean 6% tax increase

“The budget presented now reflects the new reality — significant reductions in municipal revenues,” Town Manager John Eldridge wrote in a letter to the council. “Recognizing that many taxpayers are facing difficult times, the proposed tax rate increase related to municipal services is less than 1%.”
Published
May 7, 2020

Mid Coast Hospital treating two for coronavirus, confirms 22 cases overall

Though cases remain low, the financial cost of the virus continues to mount as the hospital continues to see a significant decrease in other patients.
Published
May 7, 2020

Forget ‘murder hornets,’ Maine officials warn itch-inducing caterpillars are coming back

Maine Department of Health and Human Services officials are urging the public to take precautions against browntail moth caterpillars, which are covered in toxic hairs that release into the air and can cause a skin reaction like poison ivy and trouble breathing if inhaled.