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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PublishedJuly 12, 2020
Brunswick nonprofit working to get bikes for asylum seekers, locals in need
The need was born from what organizers described as ‘severe transportation limitations’ in Brunswick.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2020
Brunswick agrees to pay fines for landfill violations, moves one step closer to closure
The landfill is scheduled to close in April, after which point trash will be taken to the Pine Tree Waste facility in West Bath.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Downeaster ridership low but rising as trains start running after two-month shutdown
The pandemic has pushed back plans for the rail service from Brunswick to Rockland dubbed the Coastal Connection, which has already been delayed several times.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2020
Illegal campfire sparks Freeport forest fire
An improperly extinguished campfire is believed to be the cause of a forest fire that burned half an acre of conserved land last week. Fire officials anticipate the fire danger will increase and are warning campers to be cautious.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2020
Brunswick, Walmart reach settlement over property tax dispute
The agreement ends a three-year tax battle between the town and the retail giant, which contested that the store should be valued roughly 40% lower than the town’s assessment.
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PublishedJuly 1, 2020
Brunswick High graduate requests investigation, more education surrounding sexual assault after allegations against former teacher
The letter, which includes signatures from 150 community members, many of whom are Brunswick High School graduates, states the school department must determine the scope and the breadth of sexual violence within the schools, while also conducting “extensive training on appropriate relationships with students so that this line to sexual assault and grooming could never be crossed.”
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PublishedJune 29, 2020
Freeport moving forward with weekend Main Street closure
Main Street will close to vehicles from Howard Place by The Lobster Cooker and Pub, to Bow Street, by Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen, from 8 a.m. on Saturdays to 8 p.m. on Sundays, and a detour will be in place from West Street to Depot Street and then to Bow Street.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Brunswick assistant town manager on leave following arrest
Town officials will be reviewing the information related to the arrest and charges, and will work to ‘appropriately address’ the matter, Town Manager John Eldridge said in an email Monday.
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PublishedJune 3, 2020
Second Black Lives Matter protest draws crowd in Brunswick on Wednesday
Protesters gathered on the mall in Brunswick to peacefully protest police violence against people of color before marching up Pleasant Street to the police station. The protest is the second in Brunswick and is one of many across the state sparked by the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis Police officer last month.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
Pedro O’Hara’s in Brunswick shutters after 17 years as other downtown restaurants prepare to open patios
Joshua’s Restaurant and Tavern, Bohemian Coffee House, Scarlet Begonias and Portland Pie Company all opened for outdoor dining Monday, but Pedro O’Hara’s, a longtime downtown fixture specializing in Mexican, Irish and American fare, announced its closing.
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