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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PublishedOctober 26, 2020
Durham warns residents of suspicious emails after hacking incident
The emails appear to be from staff, especially the codes enforcement officer and fire and rescue chief, but include unfamiliar and unrelated addresses.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2020
Bowdoinham town office closed due to potential COVID-19 exposure, interrupting early in-person voting
Nicole Briand, interim town manager, said residents can still drop ballots in the secure ballot box or request an absentee ballot online, but confirmed that the polls were closed for early voting Monday.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2020
Mid Coast Hunger braces for tough months ahead
In Brunswick, food pantry visits have been holding fairly steady over the past several months, but Alyssa Schoppee, program development manager, said officials anticipate “the potential of a significant increase as CARES act extra benefits are exhausted.”
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PublishedOctober 22, 2020
Bowdoin College student athletes of color demand action, equity from athletic department
In an action plan released last week, the athletic department laid out plans for education, training, transparency and accountability surrounding racism and racial bias for coaches, staff and players.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2020
Brunswick receives $200K to help combat COVID-related election expenses
The $211,650 Center for Tech and Civic Life COVID-19 Response grant will cover any election-related expenses for the July primary and November election, but the funds “must be used exclusively for the public purpose of planning and operationalizing safe and secure election administration in Brunswick Town in 2020,” according to the award letter.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Brunswick council OKs trick-or-treating, encourages health and safety measures
While the town typically does not regulate Halloween activities beyond hosting the annual Goblins Parade, this year the council opted to designate trick-or-treat hours as 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Oct. 31.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2020
Fat Boy will be open this winter for the first time in the restaurant’s history
Plans for the winter season include regular car-side service, a heated tent serving alcohol and a new community ice rink.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2020
Brunswick council weighs downtown sidewalk options: all brick or brick and concrete
All brick is more expensive and presents some maintenance and safety concerns, but is also longer-lasting and more aesthetically pleasing for the historic downtown. “This is one of those decisions that councils make that will have decades of ramifications,” Councilor James Mason said.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2020
Brunswick police purchase Harley Davidson, form police motor unit
According to Chief Scott Stewart, the $22,000 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Police Edition FLHTP will be used, weather permitting, much the same as a regular patrol cruiser— assisting in traffic stops, crashes and calls, with the added benefit of increasing police visibility within the community.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2020
Freeport area schools decide not to reopen in ‘green,’ hope to bring back K-5 full-time
While the goal since August has been to bring all students back this month, Superintendent Beck Foley said that with the current space constraints of the schools and needing to keep kids at least 3 feet apart, bringing everyone back was not an option.
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