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
March 3, 2020

With clock ticking, Brunswick looking at waste management options

Townwide recycling costs skyrocketed during last year’s budget cycle, and as another, and considerably higher budget season looms, town councilors are looking at future options to avoid another $138,000 recycling increase before the landfill closes next year.
Published
March 3, 2020

Actress Susan Sarandon spotted in Brunswick, stops at Wild Oats for lunch

Sarandon, who has property on Mount Desert Island is in Maine campaigning for Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders.
Published
March 2, 2020

Independence Association hopeful new bill will help increase pay amid worker shortage

A new bill would increase pay at organizations like Independence Association and would also require minimum wage adjustments and costs of state and federal mandates be taken into account when setting MaineCare reimbursement rates.
Published
March 1, 2020

New personal watercraft would aid Brunswick Police in marine warden duties, water rescues, searches

The Brunswick Police Department has been approved for a new Yamaha WaveRunner through a Public Safety Law Loan Program.
Published
February 27, 2020

Happy birthday to you: Eight Midcoast residents share their thoughts on having a birthday once every 4 years

Their ages run the gamut from 64 to 16 (or 16 to 4, depending on who you ask).
Published
February 26, 2020

Brunswick police to start enforcing downtown smoking ban

Brunswick town councilors approved the ban this summer, and while it has technically been in effect since July 31, officers hadn’t started policing it.
Published
February 25, 2020

Brunswick, Harpswell hoping to increase local quahog populations

Both towns received grants from the Maine Shellfish Restoration and Resilience Project through the University of Maine to help restore shellfish beds and increase quahog bed productivity in the wake of declining soft-shell clam populations.
Published
February 24, 2020

Brunswick’s The Daniel is for sale for $3 million

The hotel has faced financial and operational struggles in recent months and still owes the town nearly $80,000 in back taxes. The sale is “part of a strategic decision” by the hotel’s management company, which has faced similar problems at an out-of-state property.
Published
February 23, 2020

Brunswick Junior High School student honored for volunteer work with Special Olympics

Charlie Austin, 14, has been assistant coach, manager and statistician for the Brunswick High School Unified Sports basketball team since a diagnosis for a rare heart condition forced him off the court.
Published
February 20, 2020

Town hopes updated ski trail will increase year-round access, safety to Kate Furbish Preserve

The new access point and planned trail improvements, identified as a priority need in 2013, will include the removal of existing trees and chain link fencing, as well as an 8-foot-tall protective cedar fence, wooden guardrail, new tree plantings and a trailhead kiosk. A parking proposal is expected later in the year.