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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PublishedFebruary 5, 2020
Mid Coast, MaineHealth merger gets final go-ahead
Mid Coast-Parkview Health will officially join the MaineHealth organization as a member March 1 and will work toward full integration over the next few months.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2020
Downeaster reports record-breaking ridership in 2019, partly due to expansion of Brunswick, Freeport schedule
Officials are still moving ahead with the Coastal Connection pilot extending service from Brunswick to Rockland, but the sale of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway has delayed the project yet again.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2020
‘The board made a mistake:’ School board overturns controversial mascot decision
The new mascot of the Kate Furbish Elementary School will be the chickadee, the mascot selected by students of Coffin Elementary School.
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2020
Brunswick Housing Authority hopes switch to Section 8 housing will free up more funding, regain local control
More funding will not only help them better maintain the units they already have but also could open more opportunities to create more low-income housing in the future, according to Executive Director John Hodge.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Bowdoin grad Hari Kondabolu hopes ‘The Simpsons’ creators will keep character Apu after actor says he won’t voice the role
A 2017 documentary by comedian and Bowdoin graduate Hari Kondabolu criticized the show’s stereotypical portrayal of the Indian-American character.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2020
Bill seeks to bar large retailers from using the ‘dark store loophole’ in property tax battles
The bill, expected to appear before the Legislature’s Taxation Committee on Tuesday, would require that retail sales facilities more than 20,000 square feet be valued based on current use, or, if vacant, according to their highest and best use.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2020
Portland restaurateurs to open new steak and oyster spot downtown
From the light and airy feel of the restaurant’s interior to the classic, “tried and true” items on the menu, everything at Maine St. Steak and Oyster is designed to feel comfortable and familiar, but far from boring.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Amid continued growth, Brunswick airport looking for manager, hoping to attract flight technician school
In November, the airport surpassed the number of flight operations (22,847) the active-duty Naval Air Station did in 2005, the last year all the base squadrons were fully operational.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Local rinks preparing to open in coming weeks
For years, the start of the ice skating season has been pushed back as crews trying to prepare the ice battle against milder temperatures.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2020
Target date for Mid Coast, MaineHealth merger delayed, but moving ahead
The Brunswick hospital announced its merger with MaineHealth, a health care group with more than a dozen hospitals and medical offices stretching across the state and into New Hampshire, in February 2019 and hoped to be fully integrated by Jan. 1, 2020.
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