A two-day nor’easter that brought strong winds and heavy snow Wednesday and Thursday knocked out power for almost 400,000 CMP and Versant customers.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Joseph Brennan, former Maine governor, congressman and political leader, dies at 89
The Portland native also served in both chambers of the Maine Legislature and as state attorney general.
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Southern Maine business owners, residents recount close calls with falling trees during nor’easter
Kennebunk and Pownal were among the hardest-hit areas in the state. Many who live in those towns were still without power more than a day after the storm.
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Bowdoin College community shaken by student’s death
Authorities are awaiting autopsy results on Qingyang Zhan, a 20-year-old junior whose body was found in a parking lot in Topsham early Sunday. Police say there is no threat to the public.
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NASA satellite could help identify best places to grow oysters, scallops in Gulf of Maine
Two University of Maine researchers are involved with an effort to log the most detailed data on record about the color and health of the ocean. The findings could have a range of impacts in Maine.
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Portland’s Franklin Towers was added to the National Register of Historic Places. But not for the reasons you think.
The 16-story apartment building, which is home to about 215 low-income elderly and disabled people, has been plagued with health and safety problems for years. The designation could lower the cost to renovate it.
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Maine food businesses take a hit when outage forces them to toss perishable items
A weekend ice storm that wiped out power along the coast for more than a day has caused some restaurants and markets to lose food, and revenue.
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Committee endorses amended changes to cannabis industry regulations
The amended bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, eliminates some of the more controversial elements in the original measure.
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Maine home sales finally increased in February, but so did prices
Demand for homes in Maine continues to outpace the supply, which is pushing prices up, experts say.
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Dennis Dechaine’s attorney alleges prosecutorial misconduct in latest bid for new trial
The defense team says the state ‘brought God into the courtroom’ when he was convicted of murder for the 1988 death of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry, stripping him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.