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.

Latest

Published
May 19, 2020

Brunswick council considers halting glass recycling to reduce costs

By removing glass, the heaviest item in the average recycling bin, officials hope to reduce the overall weight of the materials, therefore reducing the cost of recycling.
Published
May 18, 2020

Bowdoin College could lose $20 million next year

The shortfall, estimated based on enrollment projections, tuition and financial aid, would be the largest in the college’s history.
Published
May 17, 2020

Bowdoin College to host virtual graduation next weekend, in-person ceremony next year

Though it will be nothing like the real thing, Bowdoin President Clayton Rose said the virtual ceremony on May 23 will mark the “well-earned milestone” of the 473 class of 2020 graduates until they can gather again.
Published
May 17, 2020

Lights on for service
Published
May 14, 2020

Fat Boy opening for the season Saturday

This will be the new owner’s first season running the local landmark.
Published
May 14, 2020

Brunswick school officials taking a second look at graduation plans

The first iteration of a “drive-through” style graduation ceremony was met with disappointment from students and the community. A committee will work to add elements to will make the day feel more special for seniors.
Published
May 13, 2020

Brunswick Planning Board tables town’s first application for retail marijuana

Board members also expressed concerns that the town may have inadvertently written retail stores into a corner by making it, as board member Allison Harris said, “close to impossible for them to be built.”
Published
May 12, 2020

Three downtown Brunswick businesses announce closures

Benchwarmers Sports Pub closed last week and both Maine Street Sweets and Timeless Cottage will close by the end of June.
Published
May 11, 2020

Brunswick revokes emergency order in deference to state

Gov. Janet Mills’ statewide restrictions are still in place.
Published
May 11, 2020

Brunswick group home reports 6 cases of COVID-19

Only two clients live in the facility for adults with disabilities, and both tested positive for the illness, as did four staff members. All six people have been quarantined within the home since Thursday, and staff drop off groceries, supplies and personal protective equipment.