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
May 31, 2020

Brunswick town hall to open for limited services Monday

Members of the public are required to wear a mask or other face covering in the building.
Published
May 31, 2020

Freeport High School to host graduation at Saco Drive-In

Other options, such as a smaller ceremony or a drive-through commencement, just didn’t feel like the ‘Freeport way,” the principal said.
Published
May 31, 2020

Cumberland County patrol captain is Brunswick’s next police chief

Scott Stewart has 30 years of law enforcement experience. He will replace Chief Richard Rizzo, who is retiring at the end of June.
Published
May 28, 2020

Public hearing on Brunswick budgets Monday

Faced with a reduction of nearly $800,000 in anticipated revenue and after making over $1 million in cuts, town officials are proposing a “flat” municipal budget that keeps the tax impact at 0%.
Published
May 27, 2020

Brunswick business owners plan to use downtown sidewalks for outdoor dining, nix plan to block parking

According to Debora King, executive director of the Brunswick Downtown Association, it was “loud and clear” from business owners that while they were interested in using the extra space available on Brunswick’s sidewalks, they were not interested in blocking any parking spaces to do so.
Published
May 26, 2020

Memorial Rock moved front and center outside Brunswick High School

The rock has been a fixture in Brunswick for decades and honors Brunswick High School alumni who “made the ultimate sacrifice for their country.” There are two plaques, one honoring those who died in World War II, and the other honoring those who died in the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Published
May 25, 2020

Pandemic disrupts Pownal’s plans to bring back Pumpkin Fest

This year, Pownal officials and residents have worked to foster more community spirit in the town, with a Twelfth Night celebration in January and an event to make Valentine’s Day cards for a local business owner in February. Recent plans for a spring festival this month and a fall festival in October have been put on hold.
Published
May 25, 2020

Brunswick presents flat municipal budget, but savings are not without costs

The town and school budgets are expected to carry a 0% tax increase, residents will still face a 3.4% tax increase with the Kate Furbish Elementary School debt service and the county tax.
Published
May 21, 2020

School officials considering future uses for Coffin School

Potential uses included a community center, a new home for the teen center, a place for adult education classes, shared community and town space for events, sports and performances or a school-based medical clinic.
Published
May 20, 2020

Brunswick looking at options to expand outdoor dining this summer

A proposal, still in the early stages, would block a handful of parking spaces on Maine Street, creating a pedestrian walkway that would allow restaurants and retailers to spread out more on the sidewalk and maintain social distancing measures.