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
April 28, 2020

Brunswick council loosens restrictions for non-essential retail, allows contactless pickup and delivery

Councilors also voted to “strongly recommend” masks or facial coverings for people entering indoor public spaces after failing to gather enough support for a mandate.
Published
April 27, 2020

Midcoast farmers markets prepare for start of summer season amid pandemic

The Crystal Spring and downtown Brunswick markets are both operating in temporary new locations, and new safety and social distancing measures will be instituted there and in Bath.
Published
April 26, 2020

Bowdoin College expects to lose more than $8 million by the end of the semester

Bowdoin was allocated $1.12 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress. Half of the funds, about $562,000 must go toward low-income students and the other half can be used to help defray the costs incurred with the transition to remote learning. Bowdoin officials have not yet decided whether to accept the funds.
Published
April 23, 2020

Rising to the occasion: In quarantine, some find baking is exactly what they knead

Across the country, grocery store shelves normally stocked with flour and yeast are bare, and social media is flooded with pictures of homemade loaves of bread. As people are stuck at home during a global pandemic, many are turning to bread and baked goods for comfort.
Published
April 22, 2020

Brunswick requires employees of public-serving businesses to wear masks

While many individual companies have mandated that employees and even customers wear masks, Brunswick is one of the first, if not the first, community in Maine to enact such an order.
Published
April 21, 2020

Maine State Music Theatre cancels summer season

Now officials are going into “emergency mode,” trying to make up enough lost revenue to not only pay workers, but also enough to prepare for next season and protect the future of the company.
Published
April 20, 2020

Fat Boy Drive-In under new ownership

“The time has come to pass the Fat Boy Drive-In on to new owners,” the Burton family wrote in a post on the restaurant’s Facebook page Saturday.
Published
April 19, 2020

Big Brothers Big Sisters adjusts to distanced mentorship

The pandemic is taking a toll on the organization’s programs and finances, causing the biggest fundraiser of the year to be pushed to October.
Published
April 16, 2020

Mid Coast Hospital has treated 17 cases of COVID-19 overall, with three currently in hospital

The hospital is averaging 10 to 20 tests per day, and over 500 people have been tested.
Published
April 15, 2020

Coronavirus forces Trek Across Maine to go virtual for first time

Proceeds will be donated to the American Lung Association’s efforts to fight COVID-19. This year would have been the second year the trek started and ended in Brunswick.