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.
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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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.
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Transit study to help redesign Brunswick bus route, improve access to Brunswick Landing
The $100,000 study, of which Brunswick will pay $20,000, will examine the need around town, specifically in areas like Brunswick Landing, where increased development and the relocation of asylum seekers is creating more demand for public transportation.
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Developer, land trust trying to build environmental resource center at Brunswick Landing
The center would serve as the entryway to hundreds of acres of conservation land and house multiple environmental and recreation organizations, including the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust.
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Brunswick Junior High and Coffin schools get renovation money from state, but less than hoped
The school department requested nearly $1 million in funds, largely to help update the junior high school, which has a laundry list of fixes totaling in the millions, but was approved for just under half.
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‘I want that story:’ Brunswick woman seeks answers after missing ring turns up in Finland 50 years later
Debra McKenna may never know how her late husband’s Morse High School class ring ended up over 3,500 miles away or what sort of stories the ring might be able to tell, but she hopes one day the person who took it might come forward and help her unravel the mystery.
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In photos: A Valentine’s Day tradition
A group of Maine couples have been celebrating the holiday together for almost 20 years. The men and women alternate who plans the evenings, and the plans are always a secret until the day of.
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Bowdoin College trustee’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein under investigation
According to a statement from Bowdoin College, the school is aware of Staley’s connection to Epstein and after a thorough review last fall, the board decided there was nothing in Jes Staley’s actions or behavior that warranted any action from the board. He remains a trustee.
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Layoff at Wayfair hits 55 Brunswick employees
The company announced Thursday it will lay off more than 500 employees worldwide, roughly 3% of the company’s workforce.
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Brunswick could get recreational marijuana store
The project, intended for Business Parkway, is still in the earliest phase of development.