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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PublishedDecember 3, 2024
Publisher Lisa DeSisto to leave Maine Trust for Local News
DeSisto led the state’s largest news organization for 12 years and through two ownership transitions.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2024
Eviction relief program is keeping Maine families housed, but high demand depletes funding
More than 1,500 are queued up, hoping to receive up to $800 a month in rent relief and a one-time payment to catch up on back rent.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2024
Maine’s recalls of moldy cannabis prompt questions on state testing standards
On the heels of back-to-back-to-back recalls, industry members are calling for an examination of the state’s standards for yeast and mold, which they say are simultaneously too tight and too broad.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2024
3 Maine counties now have median home price over $500,000
The state’s ongoing inventory shortage, coupled with the high demand for single-family homes, has led to a record-breaking year for home prices in Maine.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2024
Tom’s of Maine used contaminated water in toothpaste, FDA says
The Sanford-based company has found small levels of bacteria in water used in their toothpaste and to clean manufacturing equipment.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2024
Maine regulators increase audits of recreational cannabis after 3rd recall in 2 months
The Maine Office of Cannabis Policy has released little information about the recalls, including which yeasts and molds were found in samples, contamination levels, and how the products made it onto shelves after passing initial tests.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2024
Hannaford outage blocks some credit card sales, to-go orders
All Hannaford locations remained open Thursday, but some were cash-only. It was not clear how many stores were impacted.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2024
UMaine’s ‘Factory of the Future’ aims to tackle the housing crisis with 3D printing
Construction is underway on a 50,000-square-foot building in Orono that will house the university’s massive 3D printers and train students to produce houses, boats, wind turbine molds and more.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2024
Potentially historic voter turnout across Maine, boosted by same-day registrations
Here’s a look at what happened at polling places across the state.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2024
Portland City Council pauses hotel development, trying to address affordable housing
The council on Monday passed a 180-day moratorium, starting in a month, while a panel studies whether hoteliers are shouldering enough responsibility to build affordable housing.
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