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
January 13, 2020

Amid continued growth, Brunswick airport looking for manager, hoping to attract flight technician school

In November, the airport surpassed the number of flight operations (22,847) the active-duty Naval Air Station did in 2005, the last year all the base squadrons were fully operational.
Published
January 9, 2020

A+ in music: Band made up primarily of Brunswick High School faculty to perform in Freeport Saturday

Mama Tried is a band of “non-professional musicians” that practice in math teacher Clark Porter’s basement after school on Wednesday nights. Their third gig at Cadenza benefits the Brunswick Area Student Aid Fund.
Published
January 8, 2020

Recreational pot business gets Bath board approval on third try

With the planning board hurdles out of the way, Highbrow owners still need to obtain local and state retail licenses. They submitted their application to the state last month and are waiting to hear back, and hope to appear before the Bath City Council during its next meeting.
Published
January 7, 2020

A new look, new location planned for Brunswick’s Grampa’s Garden

The short move for the store specializing in natural therapies, coupled with a planned move for Wild Oats Bakery and Cafe at the end of the year, means a facelift and a possible remodel for the Tontine Mall.
Published
January 7, 2020

Brunswick councilors sworn in, prepare for expensive budget season

Newly elected councilor Toby McGrath officially took his seat, and councilors John Perreault and James Mason were unanimously re-elected to their roles as chair and vice chair, respectively.
Published
January 7, 2020

Construction on new Martin’s Point facility at Brunswick Landing expected to begin this year

The roughly 55,000 square foot building, located on a 6.7-acre parcel on Bath Road, will consolidate Brunswick’s two existing Martin’s Point offices on Baribeau Drive and Farley Road.
Published
January 6, 2020

Pejepscot Historical Society rebrands in hopes of seeming less exclusive

The decision to change the name that has been in place since 1888 was not something the board rushed into. “We’re the fourth oldest historical society in the state. We don’t take that venerable history lightly,” the director said.
Published
January 6, 2020

Pownal will hide a bean in a cake to draw interest in town government, community hub

Pownal, a small town of about 1,500 residents, has no central meeting place. The Twelfth Night celebration aims to build interest in making historic Mallett Hall that place.
Published
January 3, 2020

Local rinks preparing to open in coming weeks

For years, the start of the ice skating season has been pushed back as crews trying to prepare the ice battle against milder temperatures.
Published
January 2, 2020

Target date for Mid Coast, MaineHealth merger delayed, but moving ahead

The Brunswick hospital announced its merger with MaineHealth, a health care group with more than a dozen hospitals and medical offices stretching across the state and into New Hampshire, in February 2019 and hoped to be fully integrated by Jan. 1, 2020.