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 4, 2020
Annual Run for Independence goes virtual
The event is Independence Association’s largest public-facing fundraiser, and funds go toward the organization’s health and wellness services.
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PublishedMay 3, 2020
Photos: A new location and look, but business as usual at land trust’s farmers market
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PublishedApril 30, 2020
Brunswick rolls back some restrictions to comply with governor’s reopening plan
Some of the town’s stricter limitations, like requiring restaurants not allow customers to enter the business, only allowing child care centers to have 12 children per group and mandating face coverings for all employees of indoor public-serving businesses, still stand.
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PublishedApril 29, 2020
Freeport approves tax break for L.L. Bean corporate HQ expansion
In exchange for a tax incentive, L.L. Bean officials granted an easement on property intended for a multi-use trail and will help clean up Concord Gully Brook, a longtime priority for the town.
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PublishedApril 28, 2020
Brunswick council loosens restrictions for non-essential retail, allows contactless pickup and delivery
Councilors also voted to “strongly recommend” masks or facial coverings for people entering indoor public spaces after failing to gather enough support for a mandate.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Midcoast farmers markets prepare for start of summer season amid pandemic
The Crystal Spring and downtown Brunswick markets are both operating in temporary new locations, and new safety and social distancing measures will be instituted there and in Bath.
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PublishedApril 26, 2020
Bowdoin College expects to lose more than $8 million by the end of the semester
Bowdoin was allocated $1.12 million through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by Congress. Half of the funds, about $562,000 must go toward low-income students and the other half can be used to help defray the costs incurred with the transition to remote learning. Bowdoin officials have not yet decided whether to accept the funds.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Rising to the occasion: In quarantine, some find baking is exactly what they knead
Across the country, grocery store shelves normally stocked with flour and yeast are bare, and social media is flooded with pictures of homemade loaves of bread. As people are stuck at home during a global pandemic, many are turning to bread and baked goods for comfort.
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PublishedApril 22, 2020
Brunswick requires employees of public-serving businesses to wear masks
While many individual companies have mandated that employees and even customers wear masks, Brunswick is one of the first, if not the first, community in Maine to enact such an order.
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PublishedApril 21, 2020
Maine State Music Theatre cancels summer season
Now officials are going into “emergency mode,” trying to make up enough lost revenue to not only pay workers, but also enough to prepare for next season and protect the future of the company.
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