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
December 6, 2020

Brunswick transit study zeroes in on bus route, eyes more stops or faster service

A virtual public information meeting in September helped identify some of the deficiencies in the system and a second meeting on Thursday aims to poll possible solutions, including more stops at Brunswick Landing or expanding service to Maplewood Manor.
Published
December 3, 2020

Midcoast Humane, a puppy and her person: Organization honored in national contest for bringing together two best friends

Midcoast Humane is one of 50 animal shelters and rescue leagues across the country selected by the Petco Foundation’s Holiday Wishes Grant Campaign. There were over 7,000 applications.
Published
December 2, 2020

New winter market announced as temporary tenant for historic Freeport building

The market is a positive addition to the Bartol building, the former town library and more recently an Abercrombie & Fitch. Freeport has struggled to find a fit for the space since the retailer left in December 2018.
Published
December 1, 2020

As pandemic grinds on and winter approaches, Tedford Housing grapples with limited capacity

Stays are also longer as guests struggle to find permanent housing.
Published
November 30, 2020

Smoothie shop, comfort food restaurant headed for opposite ends of Maine Street

The two new eateries, Bay Bowls and Embark on Maine, plan to open this winter.
Published
November 29, 2020

Photos: Santa Claus is coming to… Zoom

Delaney Morey and Kai Lewis were two of the first to meet with Santa Claus on Friday, who met with children virtually all the way from the North Pole. Santa, known in the off-season as Tom Barter, set up a laptop in his workshop to meet with dozens of Brunswick kids from a safe distance […]
Published
November 27, 2020

Bean’s Northern Lights celebration shifts due to pandemic, but company still channels holiday magic

The Northern Lights celebration also traditionally serves as an official kickoff for L.L. Bean’s holiday shopping season, and despite the challenges, officials project sales this year will outpace last year’s numbers.
Published
November 24, 2020

Downeaster still chugging along despite low ridership

With four out of five daily trips from Brunswick to Boston back up and running following a two-month shut down in the spring and only up to 50 percent capacity on a train at a time, Downeaster officials are reporting only about 400 travelers per day— just about a quarter of projected totals.
Published
November 23, 2020

Wiscasset schools move to remote learning for the week after two instances of possible coronavirus exposure

Terry Wood, school superintendent, said Monday that two district parents have tested positive for the virus, but there have not been any positive cases identified in either students or staff at this point. Students will return Nov. 30.
Published
November 22, 2020

Downtown businesses hope Brunswick shoppers will stay local this season

Historically, Brunswick has kicked off the season with a huge downtown event drawing between 1,000 and 1,500 people, but with gathering restrictions in place to help prevent the spread of the virus, many of those events have been canceled or gone virtual. Downtown businesses and supporters are hoping that even without it, Brunswick can be a holiday shopping destination, bringing a much-needed pandemic reprieve.