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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PublishedMay 13, 2020
Brunswick Planning Board tables town’s first application for retail marijuana
Board members also expressed concerns that the town may have inadvertently written retail stores into a corner by making it, as board member Allison Harris said, “close to impossible for them to be built.”
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PublishedMay 12, 2020
Three downtown Brunswick businesses announce closures
Benchwarmers Sports Pub closed last week and both Maine Street Sweets and Timeless Cottage will close by the end of June.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
Brunswick revokes emergency order in deference to state
Gov. Janet Mills’ statewide restrictions are still in place.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
Brunswick group home reports 6 cases of COVID-19
Only two clients live in the facility for adults with disabilities, and both tested positive for the illness, as did four staff members. All six people have been quarantined within the home since Thursday, and staff drop off groceries, supplies and personal protective equipment.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
Police: Body found in Brunswick Friday was missing Topsham man
Police received a call about an abandoned vehicle off Bunganuc Road at 8:42 p.m. on Thursday, “describing circumstances that caused us to fear for the safety of the occupant,” Cmdr. Mark Waltz said.
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PublishedMay 10, 2020
After substantial cuts, Brunswick town and school budgets could still mean 6% tax increase
“The budget presented now reflects the new reality — significant reductions in municipal revenues,” Town Manager John Eldridge wrote in a letter to the council. “Recognizing that many taxpayers are facing difficult times, the proposed tax rate increase related to municipal services is less than 1%.”
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Mid Coast Hospital treating two for coronavirus, confirms 22 cases overall
Though cases remain low, the financial cost of the virus continues to mount as the hospital continues to see a significant decrease in other patients.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Forget ‘murder hornets,’ Maine officials warn itch-inducing caterpillars are coming back
Maine Department of Health and Human Services officials are urging the public to take precautions against browntail moth caterpillars, which are covered in toxic hairs that release into the air and can cause a skin reaction like poison ivy and trouble breathing if inhaled.
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PublishedMay 6, 2020
Freeport faces 3.87% tax hike, officials look to reduce burden
The proposed $10.5 million municipal budget would lower taxes by .12%, but when combined with Freeport’s projected $19.7 million share of the Regional School Unit 5 budget, it would raise taxes. The town’s saving grace may come in the form of a $1 million tax rate stabilization fund.
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PublishedMay 5, 2020
For now, Great State of Maine Air Show still in works for August
Under the current statewide reopening plan, gatherings are limited to 50 people through the end of August. The 2017 air show drew about 35,000 people. Officials will make a decision by July 1 at the latest.
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