Additional money will go toward the Maine Street overpass, paving and airport upgrades, among other projects.
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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Bowdoin College preparing for ‘distinct possibility’ of coronavirus case on campus
Six Bowdoin College students studying in Italy, where there have been more than 3,000 confirmed cases of the virus, have returned home after increasing health threats, according to college officials. None of them will be returning to Bowdoin this semester.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.