Through its partnership with the Broad Institute, Bowdoin College has performed nearly 17,000 coronavirus tests as of Wednesday, resulting in just four positive cases.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Durham residents to vote on marijuana businesses next month, some worry town can’t handle it
A straw poll in 2016 indicated that just over half of Durham residents were in favor of allowing some type of marijuana establishment in town, but officials worry that with no police department or zoning districts, it may not be the right fit.
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Durham residents to vote on hiring a town manager
The town staff has more than doubled in size in the past six years, but the organization has not changed in response to that growth, select board Chair Kevin Nadeau said, adding that the town has “outgrown” the town administrator style of government.
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Brunswick native Kate Foye to run for vacant council seat in January
Foye, who works for the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development, announced Wednesday that she will run to represent District 6 in a January special election to replace councilor Toby McGrath, who stepped down last week to tend to family matters.
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Little movement as Freeport, owners remain at odds over Island Rover
The boat has been finished for at least two years, but neither party can agree on how to get it in the water. This quagmire, which has entrenched the Island Rover Foundation, the town of Freeport and majority owner Carter Becker for well over a decade, remains unchanged.
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Little movement as Freeport, owners remain at odds over Island Rover
The boat has been finished for at least two years, but neither party can agree on how to get it in the water.
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Presumed positive case of coronavirus at Brunswick’s Harriet Beecher Stowe
In a letter to the community, Superintendent Phillip Potenziano said the department is awaiting confirmation from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, but that officials are informing families “out of an abundance of caution.”
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Brunswick family designs town flag, hopes to start public process
Nathan, Molly and Isla Tefft spent more than a year designing and creating a flag they feel represents Brunswick, only to find out the town had adopted an official flag just weeks before.
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Brunswick officials looking to revitalize Cook’s Corner as area grows
Details are still being worked out, but the town’s economic and community development director hopes to create a sense of place that will draw businesses and visitors to the area while acting as a guide for future growth.