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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Brunswick Downtown Association encourages families to shop local this holiday season
Now in its tenth year, Small Business Saturday is a national movement started by the credit card company American Express to encourage holiday shoppers to visit local, brick and mortar businesses and act as a counterpart to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals primarily offered by box stores and retail giants.
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Brunswick group for single seniors aims to break isolation
The group offers a chance for people in their golden years to get out of the house, make friends and socialize with others around the same age, in similar situations. It is not a dating group.
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Small volunteer group working to ‘Bundle Up Brunswick’ one hat, scarf or set of mittens at a time
Members visit areas where they think there is a need and tie handmade winter items to fences, trees, around lamp posts, or wherever they can for people in need to take for free.
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Panelist: Outdoor recreation industry must do more to get people outside
Outdoor recreation makes up 4.8% of Maine’s economy, more than double the national average, and the state ranks third for the value outdoor recreation provides the state’s economy.
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Lady Lamb to perform at Brunswick High School as part of new ‘Generation Text’ series
The event, now in its second year, is an initiative to bring writers of all kinds to Brunswick to show kids why writing matters and its importance in day-to-day life.
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Brunswick council approves MRRA to use nearly $700,000 in TIF funds for continued redevelopment efforts
The funds will be used for street, sidewalk and parking lot resurfacing, building improvements, vehicle replacement, streetlights, upgrades to the water and electrical distribution systems, taxiway repairs and technology upgrades among others.
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With the downtown mall suffering, Brunswick Farmers Market may move to Park Row
The plan would require that Park Row become a one-way street running North to South, and staff would install pedestrian barricades behind the vendors.
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Independence Association unveils ‘new digs’
The new location consolidates three other facilities, only one of which was fully accessible.
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Brunswick schools seeking community members to share skills with students in new survey
The responses so far have ranged from an opera singer to a field scientist, and each can offer a way to not only help students visualize what a career in each of the fields may look like, but also start building networks early.