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
August 20, 2020

Brunswick’s The Theater Project seeking donations, risks closure due to coronavirus

Community theater supporters say youth theater programs like The Theater Project are important for building skills, confidence and friendships for young people, as well as cultural development for the community.
Published
August 20, 2020

Marine Corps conducting helicopter training in Brunswick next week

Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 366, or the “Hammerheads,” will touch down in Brunswick on Friday and train in the area next week, according to Capt. Lee Henderson. The four CH-53Es, which are the largest helicopters in the United States Military’s arsenal, Henderson said, will depart from Maine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville North […]
Published
August 19, 2020

36-home development planned for Brunswick Landing, but some residents worry about impact

The development could bring some much needed ‘affordable’ and workforce housing to the area, but some residents fear it will bring too much traffic and mean the destruction of a well-loved strip of woods.
Published
August 18, 2020

Council revises retail marijuana rules after accidentally prohibiting business

Councilors Kathy Wilson and Dan Ankeles expressed an interest in seeing if the rules further relaxed, allowing the sale of marijuana beyond the town’s industrial zones.
Published
August 17, 2020

Construction begins on downtown Brunswick Veterans Plaza

The monument is will open to the public on Veterans Day.
Published
August 17, 2020

Police: Fox that attacked Brunswick man last week was rabid

This is the second confirmed and third suspected case of rabies this year, all within the past two months, according to the Maine CDC.
Published
August 16, 2020

Brunswick looks to grant for bulk of $3 million downtown sidewalk overhaul

According to town meeting materials, the project is still in the design phase, and staff is working to find funding, including a recent application for a $2.1 million grant through the Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Program.
Published
August 13, 2020

Freeport-area school board approves hybrid reopening with goal of full in-person learning by October

The hybrid plan will divide K-12 students into two cohorts, with one group attending school on Mondays and Wednesdays and the other on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Cohorts will alternate on Fridays, meaning students will have three days of in-person instruction every other week.
Published
August 13, 2020

Despite ‘sleepless nights’ and ‘no good choices,’ Brunswick school officials approve hybrid reopening

School will start Sept. 14, with the first two weeks devoted to a “soft opening” of small group meetings with teachers to discuss procedures and what the fall will look like for students attending school both in person and remotely.
Published
August 13, 2020

Brunswick man, animal control officer attacked by rabid fox

The fox, confirmed as rabid, also attacked the animal control officer. This is the third known fox attack in Brunswick this summer, according to police.