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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PublishedJuly 16, 2022
Gas prices decline, but experts unsure if the trend will continue
The average price of regular gasoline in Maine is down 32 cents a gallon from its June peak, with York County reporting the lowest countywide average.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2022
Appeals court reaffirms seasonal ban on lobstering in effort to protect right whales
A federal court had issued a preliminary injunction to halt enforcement of rules that prohibited lobstering in a portion of the Gulf of Maine.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2022
Federal court rules that regulators haven’t done enough to protect right whales
The ruling says the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration violated both the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2022
Two injured in private plane crash at Portland Jetport
The small Cessna crashed and broke apart shortly after taking off Friday afternoon, city officials said.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2022
Maine lobster industry could receive nearly $14 million in federal aid
The funding would help the industry comply with new rules intended to save the critically endangered right whale.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Rebecca Hatfield named new president, CEO of Avesta Housing
Hatfield will lead the nonprofit at a critical point in Maine’s escalating affordable housing crisis.
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PublishedJune 27, 2022
Maine homebuyers are skipping the inspection. Experts say it’s a risky move.
The practice has become increasingly common as prospective purchasers, frustrated by the state’s red hot real estate market, are doing whatever they can to put in the winning bid.
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PublishedJune 23, 2022
Maine Med reaches $150 million goal for Portland hospital expansion
Still, the hospital is extending its goal by an additional $20 million for ‘further investments made necessary by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.’
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PublishedJune 21, 2022
Maine home sales activity is slowing down, but it’s not a buyer’s market yet
May was largely a continuation of existing trends, with home sales down 12% and prices up 15% from a year ago.
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PublishedJune 17, 2022
Mills administration pledges $15 million to improve public building efficiency
A new initiative aims to help public schools, municipalities and tribal governments make energy efficiency improvements and reduce their costs.
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